Contemplating duty…
Duty’s
Duty’s but a word
But one that warrior’s live by
The fable I’ve heard
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Thoughts…?
Category Archives: History
The Old Man
Contemplating the circle of life…
The Old Man
He’s young strong and fit
Primed to surpass the old man
In just a wee bit
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Life goes on…
Honored
Contemplating honor and service…
Honored
Fighting for the weak
Honored to protect and serve
It is Police Week
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A tribute to all those that fight for others…
Please share…
It Will Happen
Contemplating purpose…
It Will Happen
It’s happened before
And it will happen again
Need new worlds before
Moons and Dinosaurs
Or we roll the dice
Moons and dinosaurs attest
Do we go for thrice?
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From – Short Thoughts: A Book of Haiku – (AWIP)
Our Shores
Contemplating freedom, and not…
Our Shores
Freedom rings
And not just a phrase
While less than perfect these days
This country of ours is still the one that brings
To its shores
Those suffering oppression
For all around the world they still venture here
When it is for their lives and for their hopes that they fear
For refugees the premier destination
Is our shores
Despite whatever fears the media flings
About our liberties in decay
Those without come here to stay
Yes, freedom still rings
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Peaceful Protest
Contemplating truth and commitment…
Peaceful Protest
Savoring each breath
In a monk’s peaceful protest
Burned himself to death
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From – Straight Thru the Curves: A Book of Haiku – (aWIP)
Solve the Problem
Contemplating responsibility…
Solve the Problem
We must place the blame
Why? Does that solve the problem?
Sometimes such a game
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From – Straight Thru the Curves: A Book of Haiku – (aWIP)
To Begin Again
Perspective and the quest…
Excerpted from – To Begin Again
…Many months Robert sailed among the isles and wandered the highlands
Questing for support
Among peoples of a land accustomed to only their own chieftains
But it was a warrior’s king
That was asking and not some prim dandy for a far off royal court
And so it was highlanders would do this thing…
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Off Target
Contemplating the fight…
Off Target
Everybody worries about the head
And while it’s true most knockouts
Come from blows leaving no doubt
That hitting the brain puts one to bed
But has to be right
And the shades of over refined
Leave much room for drifting away off target
Underneath it all what most fighters forget
How quickly moments define
Who will see the light
Ribs or the liver instead
Of glorious head shots lead to rout
If the body won’t work there’s no need for clout
Shutting down in dread
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From – A Warrior’s Battles: Poems of Struggle – (AWIP)
A Personal Challenge
Doing what should be done, or not, or must…
Excerpted from – A Personal Challenge
…As a general Robert should have turned
But this king and this man could not refuse to fight at this Bannock Burn
The eyes of all his fellow Scots looked to him
As their king and champion
Whatever his reasons Robert spurred his horse and moved to meet the foe
Quiet, as all waited to see how the fight would go…
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