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dingusjr Member
since 2003-09-24
Posts 415Missouri |
Bats scatter from the ruined church As the first shell strikes. Bugles sound.. Ladders everywhere As a handful of men Try to defend the indefensible. Two hundred fifty Against three thousand. A sixty minute assault ends With pools of black blood Beside a fur hat... A huge knife stuck defiantly In a sickroom wall. The cold March wind Made warm by the funeral pyres. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Where've you been, Larry? It's good to see you here. Remembering... funny, how the chimes are sounding just now. Thank you. |
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Grover Senior Member
since 2004-01-27
Posts 1967London, ON, Canada |
Great imagery... is there more to the story?  |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Larry~ March 6, 1836 ... "Remember the Alamo". EXCELLENT, sir~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Living where I do, forgetting isn't an option. *S* I like this vivid remembrance very much! |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
There will always be some fights which must be fought. That was one of them. Excellent work! |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Incredible bravery can not be forgotten; Thank you dingusjr, for bringing history forward through your well written poem. Sadie |
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