A glimpse
Just a day in my life over seas.
A glimpse belongs to the following groups:
All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Everyday Life, Light In The Darkness, The Word Tree, War and Woman AppreciationMortars fall
Just about 18
Sirens wail
Sitting in the bunkard
Waiting for an all clear
Over the radio
All you hear is
We’ve got casulties
Head out
to building 128
Where a person lies
Shrapnel to the whole right side
and to top it off
an open head wound
Stop the bleeding
Package him up
and head out
Hospital as destination
All the while mortars fall
Head inside
Treat the wounded and wait for the next call
Ten more patients
and the mortars stop
My job is done
I head back to my room
And think of the chaos
That I just took part of
and relax
waiting for the call
to head back out
and treat the unknown
Rowan
very powerful
loramae
God love your heart, bless and keep you…
Michael Bermi...
Thanks again for sharing your unique perspective. Its a lesson to us all…
LostBoy1
Your Amazing!
funkyfacestudio
Thank you for your big heart and your strong ability to focus under pressure :)
Jeff Burns
Very powerful well done
HeidiD
Incredibly emotive…well done.
dSart
keep it coming when you get home put your work into a book and let me know so i can buy a copy
take care
Your a Saint
keep the faith
dsart
Lee Wilde
Great writing. Congrats on being one of the In The Moment winners. Well deserved.
dinghysailor1
wow breaking news! well done indeed!!!
Thomas Josiah ...
a glimpse 4 us and the whole thing is played in front of you with such starkness 24/7
Samuel Pevehouse
very emotional… Thank You for all that you do!!
artist23
honest emotion….simple yet chaotic. Well written. We love you and everything you do for us and for the freedom of others!
artist23
honest emotion….simple yet chaotic. Well written. We love you and everything you do for us and for the freedom of others!
anaisnais
Takes a certain kind of person to do such job and function under pressures as such. So good there are those like you can put real action into words to convey to the world what really goes on. You convey your thoughts well, and have admirable quality. In thought and prayer for protection in your duties and safe, peaceful, speedy return home.
Kenny Gulley Jr.
GBU hun
sally-ann rawl...
i love this, it is personal and that is what the best poetry is, personal
Gregory John O...
Well said. Was it choice A or Coice B that sent you. I am sure all the dead had a choice in it too.
Sally Omar
What a powerful wonderful woman you are…we are all so proud of you. Sally xxoo
semperfiguy1770
I loved your writing! Us veterans have to stick together! if u need anything just say the word!
SEMPER FI!
Starlisa
Thank you for sharing you heart, this is powerful… as many have said. God Bless you!
LaWatha Wisehart
Powerful, thought provoking words. We take so much for granted over here. My son was in the marines for 7 years, he’s been out for 3 years now. Thank you for your service in the military, and for sharing with us here. Take care.
LocoCow
I admire your strength and courage…. wish more people were as thoughtfull and caring as you are..
dare2bdeep
First of all, thank you for sharing your poetry, I wish there were more people who did what you do, as far as writing about their experiences. It was very moving, but detatched at the same time, it took me there, as far as feeling what you must feel. Keep writing and sharing. Love it!
cstefnow
very powerful, descriptive and to the point. You have an amazing insight. God Bless and Safe journey home.
Blayze
godd stuff
storyteller2007
As a disabled veteran, this touched me deeply. I want so much for everyone to come back home to their friends and families!
Tony Elliott
Again – well done.
Kittengirl15
powerful. keep it strong solider. I hope god keeps you safe and you get to come home again
lilgem4u
God bless you! Stay strong and know that we are proud of you all!
Marvin Tunstall
WOW, that’s deep! Great job!
Snoboardnlife
Hey that was absolutely amazing. I’ve written alot about the war and how I feel about politics, ect… But this tells a tale from the inside! Your words were amazing, I could almost picture every moment of this event. I think I’ll favorite this
screamqueen
great job, extremely powerful
Van Deman Design
nice.
LBstillwaters
I don’t like to lose, but life is stranger than fiction, and reality is always a more interesting
story. Congratulations. God bless you and may he watch over, and protect you. Take care of your beautiful self alright? “To live in the moment” was my poem for this group,”Elemental Mental” for
Gaia The Living planet, and “A Perfect World” in the Challenge cafe group are a few of my pieces.
Check them out and give me some feedback champ! Your #1
darrell1973day
Thanks for the insight. This is a great piece. You watch yourself over there, buddy…
Craig Goldsmith
Congratulations! Well done.
panda65
I love the rhythm and the really tight writing style – gives a sense of “being there” and focus, despite being about chaotic events. I enjoyed it very much.
Perhaps an obvious comparison, but it reminds me in some ways of the film MASH …
BubbaGeorge
Wow. Amazing, and God bless you.
DKerr
Great work – powerful – demands attention
Justin Harris-...
I know the feeling of being in it and you have captured it well
Jboo09
powerful images… thank you
erniedogdaisey
The images are very powerful for me. My son is serving in Iraq and this sounds like were he is. God Bless all of you. May God keep you in his grace.
Maureen Bloesch
the words of familiar….
hubby was in Afghanistan, Kabul, Bishkek…
God Bless…...Stay safe…
mytime2shyne
i’ve visualized your words in my head…
traumatized to say the least.
what can you do to stay sane in the midst of caos?
when i think my day is going bad i’ll think of you now.
Bradley S. Har...
Thank you for all you are doing for us back here at home. Be safe and keep writing, your poem shows the dark reality that is war and in a small way shows us a bit of the terror you have to exist in. You have the hearts of every American who are in your debt
KEITH R. WILL...
war is hell
daftnation
be well