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Abe
Senior Member

since 2003-05-28

Posts 694
Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end!

0 posted 2008-02-27 04:25 PM

TIME TO GO

I could see the flash of cannon
Over the ridge of the hill
Could hear the shots over my head
As I lay deathly still.

I looked up at the twinkling stars
Through the haze of the gunsmoke
And I could hear my comrades
Whispering as they spoke.

There was a quaking in their voice
That betrayed their mortal fear
And as I gazed into the sky
I asked, "What am I doing here?"

I thought of all those buddies
Killed on this foreign shore
And of loved ones back home
And then, I knew, "What for!"

To fight for God and Country
Is a calling, most will heed
To keep freedom safe from those
Who would plant an evil seed.

I lay there in my foxhole
Gripped by the numbing cold
But then, felt a warmth, from inside
Like I was held in the "fold".

I felt my best friend touch me
And couldn't believe he said,
"No need to call the corpsman,
'Cause he's already dead!"

And then my head felt light
As I looked down below,
Whispered, "I'll see ya', Bros
Because it's time for me to go!"

Del "Abe" Jones
Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity.

Artic Wind
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 8080
Realm of Supernatural

1 posted 2008-02-27 09:45 PM

Wonderfully Penned

ARCTIC WIND

TomMark
Member Elite

since 2007-07-27

Posts 2133
LA,CA

2 posted 2008-02-27 11:15 PM

War is cruel. Government is always having "higher" callings.

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

3 posted 2008-02-28 10:16 AM

It really feels as if you had written this on the threshold to the next dimension.

Touching and very sad, so very well rendered.

Why can't we evolve enough to avoid war?

love
Margherita

Abe
Senior Member

since 2003-05-28

Posts 694
Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end!

4 posted 2008-02-28 11:12 AM

GREED AND ARROGANCE!

Del "Abe" Jones
Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity.

MJ
Member

since 2008-02-21

Posts 60

5 posted 2008-02-28 12:14 PM

Abe, thank you for sharing this poem; it is one that transcends time. It evoked images from Gettysburg to Normandy, Chosin, Khe Sahn and Fallujah.

I discuss war with very few, but admire heroes with many.

Abe
Senior Member

since 2003-05-28

Posts 694
Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end!

6 posted 2008-02-28 12:22 PM

Was actually inspired by feelings brought on by the spirits while camping at Bull Run.

Del "Abe" Jones
Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity.

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