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Foxhole Fright country as flag
Patrol dug in for the night
Didn't know then
I was in for a hell of a fright

And it rained.
Digging in the rain
Let me tell you
That's a pain
... Damn rain

Standing in a two by three
Dug in the mud
Water was getting deep
Clear to my knees
On the side of a hill
That was extra steep
... Damn rain

Dug in on a ninety degree hill
Rainwater rushing to the river below
Enough damn water to run a mill
... Damn rain

Gunfire in the distance
Straining to hear above the rain
Somebody needs assistance
... Damn rain

Hard to hear above the rain
What's that going downhill
It ain't no train
... Damn rain

Couple of Marines
Ground like grease
Slidin' past
Not on their feet
Just on their ass
Slidin' downhill
Really, really fast
... Damn rain

No enemy action
Poor guys just could not
Get any traction
... Damn rain

Yep, they were doin' a dance
Just unfortunate
Victims of circumstance
... Damn rain

Distractions can kill
Back to business with a will
But, still smiling over muddy marines
Slidin' downhill
Against their will
... Damn rain

Grenades handy on the ledge
Might give me an edge
Peering in the darkness
Trying to see
Oh, wet, woeful me
... Damn rain

Splash-plunk
What's that sound
I might be out of luck; you see
That was a grenade thrown in with me
... Damn rain

Tryin' to bend down
Foxhole tight
Enough water to drown
Hands in the water
Feelin' all about
Ready to grab that sucker
And throw it out
... Damn rain

As it left my hand
In that split second that I threw
I felt a ring
And I saw the light, I knew
... Damn rain

I had given the enemy
One of my own
because you see
On the foxhole's edge
Where one stood
Once there were... two
... Damn! Damn rain
By Faye Sizemore
Copyright 2002
Listed August 6, 2011		  

Author's Note: This is a true story that my husband, Grant, likes to tell on rainy nights�

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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