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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
Guard Duty Hunched in a bunker, staring at the South China Sea. This could be a night of landing craft, Of submarines, of pitch-sealed fishing boats, Or night of sandwiches and roaches, like Every other night on guard. A night for Contemplation. How strange is this? To receive a Dear John Letter from the mother of my wife? Oh, to be hated. Oh, to be loved. And whom Do I see, a chaplain, colonel, none of the Above? I suspect that I will hear from you while Kissing. I may guard diligently, bunkered down, But I cannot protect your heart, or change The months and miles between us. I’m watching for the Northern Navy. I hope they get your mother. Jim |
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viking_metal Senior Member
since 2007-02-02
Posts 1337In a Jeep, Minnesota. |
Holy fricking sweet. Did you get ahold of this from that stash of on planet-x (or wherever it was?) that you told me about? -paul |
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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
Hi Paul! Yup, I'm going back to recovered poems from my mid '20's. It's almost like a personal history lesson. So many things change. I didn't have the luxury of dying young, and I've become a lot more cynical. Best, Jim, and you are doing good work! |
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Aurelian Member
since 2007-03-20
Posts 109TX, USA |
Aw, c'mon Jim. Wise old guys don't always have to get cynical, do they? Ain't that the just the cheap way to lookin' smart? [This message has been edited by Aurelian (05-26-2007 10:09 AM).] |
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dwgpoet Member
since 2007-03-05
Posts 122FL, USA |
Reminds me of my Navy guard duty except I never Received any Dear John note since I went in a Virgin Came out cursing many moms. copyright dwgpoet 2007 |
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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
Aurelian -- I hate being cynical. I want to be 22 years old again, convinced that people are good, love works, and there is a brighter tomorrow. Unfortunately, I find myself believing: Nothing ever changes: It doesn't get any better, and it doesn't make any difference. I'm hoping by the time I'm 70 I will be sitting on a porch passing out lollipops to passers byers, and that this isn't considered deviant behavior. Best, Jim |
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oceanvu2 Senior Member
since 2007-02-24
Posts 1066Santa Monica, California, USA |
dwgpoet: Love it. My favorite insane guard duty experience was being sent to a fighting platform toting a .50 caliber machine gun. None of the three of us at this post new how to turn it on. This was probably a good thing as it kept our collar bones from bing shattered. Best, Jim |
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