Contemplating community…
Little Boy Draws
Rushing filled with fright
A little boy draws searchers
Missing overnight
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A salute to all those that turned out…
Please share…
Contemplating community…
Little Boy Draws
Rushing filled with fright
A little boy draws searchers
Missing overnight
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A salute to all those that turned out…
Please share…
Contemplating good heart and craziness…
In Circles
He’s seeming possessed
Dingo dog spins in circles
Screams but tries his best
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From – Thru the Curves: Thoughts On Right In Haiku – (aWIP)
Contemplating respect…
But Still
He’s not a great man
But still should be remembered
That he is a man
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Courage, sacrifice, and getting the job done…
The Killing Shot
He shoved the bad guy
Deflecting the killing shot
Job done. As he died…
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A tribute to a best friend I never met…
From – A Warrior’s Tears: Poems Of Pain – (aWIP)
Heroism should be celebrated. Pass it on…
Contemplating fear and courage…
The Way You Act
When panic is near
Courage is the way you act
NOT, feeling no fear
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From – A Warrior’s Battles: Poems of Struggle – (aWIP)
Have you been there? Tell us about it…
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…
Contemplating the mob…
The Brave Can
In all the clamor
Only the brave can muster
The will for manners
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From – Straight Thru the Curves: A Book of Haiku
Have you seen this? Have you been there? Tell us about it…
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)
Everyday people, extraordinary heroes…
Excerpted from – Southbound Went North
…So they moved despite the pall
The shock would have to wait along with wondering how
For now they had to figure a way off and out of being cornered
Construction workers hailed exhorting them to cross the divide
These men that stood on the bridge as it fell worthy of an epic poem
And thanks to them several southbound went north to get home
And would arrive…
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From – Bridges Don’t Fall Down: Stories from the I35W Bridge Collapse
Remembering those that serve…
Sacrifice Remembered
Finding a way to pay back
A mom with her own serving children
Works to make sacrifice remembered again
Each month they honor another so we don’t lose track
But it’s more than that
A celebration of lives
Cut short but full of life and accomplishment
And in the mission there’s one more commitment
Supporting children, husbands, and wives
Of those that served that
Need somewhere to stay while the doctors try to bring back
Their chance to live as full as they can again
Don’t let memories be lost in the din
Remember them now and after Afghanistan and Iraq
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From – A Warrior’s Tears: Poems of Pain (aWIP)
In honor of Patricia Boyd and her efforts on the Fallen Heroes Calendar
Available at MilitaryHeroesFoundation.Org:
Proceeds go to the Fisher House supporting military families