A Couple Thousand Miles From Mom and Dad

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Open Poetry #49

A Couple Thousand Miles From Mom and Dad

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

0 posted 2015-07-18 05:12 PM

A Couple Thousand Miles from Mom and Dad

When I was 18
and a young soldier in France
the sweetest little French girl
invited me to a local dance;
I was far away from home
and I wanted to fit in
so that was one of the reasons
I told her I'd see her at ten p,m.
I was carefree, it was innocent
we danced til we grew weary
then at midnight just like Cinderella
she disappeared in a hurry;
I couldn't find a slipper
I didn't walk her home
but I had a wonderful time
a couple thousand miles from home.

JamesLee
7/18/15

That's not the exact mileage from
Lancaster, Ca. to Verdun, France,
but I'm indicating I was far from home.
Later I was transferred to Pirmasans,
Germany for about two years after
DeGaulle kicked the U.S. Military
out of France.

latearrival
Member Ascendant

since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

1 posted 2015-07-19 08:31 PM

those memories from our youth are the best.

Enjoyed the visit to your past. Jo

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