All Is Quiet
on Iwo Jima |
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The sounds of war
so long ago
on the sulphur isle
of Iwo
Have finally died;
a lonely bird
cries for her mate,
no Marine is heard
But Marines were heard
six decades ago
for 7,000 died
on Iwo!
If you disturb
the black sand
the sound of "Medic"
comes from a dying man.
That man is a Marine
who will surely die
for the sounds of war
fill the Pacific sky!
On lonely Iwo
buried in black sand
are the bones of Marines
who fought man to man |
By
C. Douglas Caffey
Copyright 2007
Listed March
6, 2009 |
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Author's Bio:
C. Douglas Caffey is a disabled veteran of WWII. He
served (1944-1946) in the 509th Composite Bomb Group,
58th Wing, Air Photo Unit, 20th Air Force, United States
Army Air Force. It was the 509th who dropped the atomic
bombs on Japan and did the atom bomb tests at Bikini in
the Pacific. A chronic sufferer of PTSD since WWII, Doug
is a former college dean. He started writing poetry
several years ago and though he doesn't claim to be a
poet, he does claim to write from the heart. |
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