‘In God Is Our Trust’: A Poem by Roy E. Peterson
"In God Is Our Trust" ---The Star-Spangled Banner Where were those words, those hallowed words, “In God We Trust” ...
Tag: Military and War
‘The Sparrow’: A Poem by Michael Pietrack
The Sparrow It started in the dark and early hours. Kyiv—asleep, enjoying blissful dreams. Then missiles streaked. Explosions. Debris ...
‘The Royal Arse Hortillery’: A Poem on the Spoonerism, by Jeff Eardley
The Royal Arse Hortillery Behold the English army as it marches off to war, Where the musket balls do ...
‘Warfare by Remote Control’: A Poem by Paul A. Freeman
Warfare by Remote Control Babies are screaming from the night time sky, preventing sleep amidst the blasted homes; twenty-four ...
‘The Ballad of the Ghost Mountain Boys’: A Poem by Rachel Lott
The Ballad of the Ghost Mountain Boys ---to the “Ghost Mountain Boys” of World War II— especially the Iowa ...
‘The Gold Star Mother’: A Poem by Gerard Maritato
The Gold Star Mother “Dear Mom, Dad, Billy and Baby Sis, It’s rough out here but I’m with some ...
‘The Anonymous Soldier’: A Poem by Lucy Lind
The Anonymous Soldier Beneath these granite monoliths we stand, Immortalizing warriors’ names in stone. We oft forget the sacrifices ...
‘The Melody That Lingers On’ and Other Poetry by John McPherson
The Melody That Lingers On “Any requests?” the leader asked from the Old Time Country Band. “Just tell us ...
‘An American Fabius’: A Poem by John Hernandez
An American Fabius I shan’t soon forget that impactful day When my son marched with face weathered cloudy and ...
‘Omaha Beach’ and Other Poetry by Bradford Skow
Omaha Beach The ramp went down, and the brute din of war Was like a furnace. Some collective will ...
‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Losing a War’ and Other Poetry by Arnon Peterson
A Gentleman’s Guide to Losing a War I hold my spyglass to my face, _And straighten my cravat. A ...
‘When the Last World War II Veteran Passes Away’: A Poem by N.S. Boone
When the Last World War II Veteran Passes Away _Lower the flag, men! The last great one has passed. ...
‘Outstanding in Afghanistan’: A Poem by Jared S. Chang
Outstanding in Afghanistan The man rose up at break of day, His feet like thunder on the ground, He ...
You sound, Paul, as you should, like a man whose whiskers have become white. I'm glad you still think that…
You remind me of many things, Cynthia, and provoke several new thoughts. I suspect that you are getting up there…
Absolutely, Gerard. It's the way of all flesh. We do our best to allay the fears of our younglings and…
Oh MaryJane, Its wonderful that you see these details, the fun of a teasing farytale, the pun with Händel's watermusic,…
I agree with Josh; I like many slant rhymes for their interesting musicality. There are many beautiful things about this…
