Open Poetry #36 |
Toy Soldiers |
Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan |
It was a time When US Marines Were a dime a dozen As I recall They fought Germans Cowboys Indians Johnny Reb and strangely Never any Japanese How they battled among the shoes Shot down by marbles Rubber bands BB guns and anything a boy could throw I’ve lost the way That took it seriously So there they are on the closet shelf Waiting for their commander to reappear Above the clothes I’ll never wear again The box of pictures Faded letters From someone I used to know |
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Copperbell Senior Member
since 2003-11-08
Posts 956 |
interesting read - thought provoking |
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yv Senior Member
since 2003-05-30
Posts 574 |
That was touching...deeply personal. I was more than touched by this poem...but I'm at a loss for the right word to explain what I feel. Yv~Seeing eternal Sunshine |
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Drauntz Member Elite
since 2007-03-16
Posts 2905Los Angeles California |
anything is part of life and it has stories and most important...emotional attachment ..so poems will come out of them. some are very good ones,esp by you. do not the game of toy soldiers but enjoyed the poem. |
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