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The Red Pen |
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What did you say...?
His story you would hear
Sixty-eight was the year...
Blood and guts and
gore...
not just another average war
Hail the passing
of the days of yore
Goodbye to the enemies he has
slain
He knows no remorse or shame
... for carrion
crows their bodies were lain
Cast not your eyes in
his direction
or lean toward him with affection
or you
will cry to hear of his action
The deeds were done...
and now that he is mad
In this place, He is neither happy
nor sad
He is allowed pen and paper, which makes him glad
He can never see any peace for him in sight...
so he
dips his pen into memories` inkwell
and in still flowing
blood... he begins to write...
A tale of horror, too
terrible almost to tell
... of battles and brothers and
fires of Hell
Chapter one... Timeline
1968...Vietnam... |
By Faye Sizemore
Copyright 1990, revised 2003
Listed
February 29, 2012 |
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About
Author...
Faye Sizemore makes her home in the beautiful foothills of South Carolina with Grant, the love of her life, as well as three dogs, two cats, two parakeets and four nanny goats. Grant is a Vietnam Veteran having served with the US Marines in 1968-69 and is, of course, Faye's muse. Faye is deeply interested in Veterans' Affairs and Veterans' Causes. She is very proud of Grant and her poetry is an off-shoot of that pride.
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