hero

[jposey]

With Veterans day approaching, I wanted to salute our Vet's and our family members "over there".

Along about midnight a long time ago
A tall haggard soldier pushed through the snow
His breath hung heavy against the black sky
The terror in his heart brought pain to his eye
His faltering step left a sad trail of fear
The mingling red show'd the end had come near
Crystals of winter fell to his shoulders
The talons of night grew bolder and colder
He stumbled and fell and caught his last breath
His dice had been tossed - his winnings were death
The night was unchanged the cold was the same
And here was a hero who left not a name.

[ampoule]

Welcome jposey. I liked your poem very much. My father is a veteran.

[blazeofglory]

With Veterans day approaching, I wanted to salute our Vet's and our family members "over there".

Along about midnight a long time ago
A tall haggard soldier pushed through the snow
His breath hung heavy against the black sky
The terror in his heart brought pain to his eye
His faltering step left a sad trail of fear
The mingling red show'd the end had come near
Crystals of winter fell to his shoulders
The talons of night grew bolder and colder
He stumbled and fell and caught his last breath
His dice had been tossed - his winnings were death
The night was unchanged the cold was the same
And here was a hero who left not a name.

Veterans are indeed living the way you poetically expressed, in a far flung place, compelled to leave their dear ones to states of desolation across boundaries not only of geographies but also of minds and imaginations.

This poem is differently beautiful than the rest I read. I indeed believe you are are a good poet. That you can deeply touch and move me and the rest is obvious in your elegantly carved piece. I envy you of course.

[jposey]

‘tis gone – the freshness worn
The gloss of love from partners torn
Butterfly belly, forever spent
Love’s sprightly step - evermore rent
Oh fiery pain, Oh depression deep
Love’s aftermath doth - misery reap
Oh wretched remorse, Oh burning tears
Security gone – I’m wracked with fears
Why must love so fragile be
What makes it behave so fickle-y

[Niamh]

General mod Note:
T'is gone merged with thread Hero. Multiple thread posting in personal poetry where rules state only ONE thread per day.

[jposey]

Sorry to offend. I posted one yesterday and one today. Is the rule relative to a 24 hour period, or a chronological day?

John

[manny2]

haha wow some people are really gay here about that whole day thing... dont no why he moved it, it was a day apart.. prob just sh*tty his poem wasnt showing..

anyways, just wanted to say both of those poems are really good and very touching

[jposey]

Manny:

Thanks for the kind words.

Maybe the rule means 24 hours and NOT one per day.

[Niamh]

Some rules (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21394):)
Its generally a day by day thing. But if you do want to post more than one poem a day you can set up a single thread and intitle it jposeys poems.:) Its also very handy for keeping track of all your poems and it leaves an opertunity for fellow poets here to comment on more than one poem in a post.:) Also every time you post a new poem your thread gets bumped to the top of the page for all to see. Not many people here do it this way but we do try to encourage it as you can se from the rules.:)