This poem moved me so much, I just had to share it.
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A Soldier's Christmas
by Michael Marks
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,...
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11-18-2006, 10:05 AM -
A Soldiers Christmas Poem
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,...12-02-2006, 08:36 PM -
I hope that I am putting this in the correct section... This piece of prose was originally written after much frustration, and the pain of betrayal...But now that I read it again, I realise that it could be read as a natural, and spiritual world versus the guns,germs, and steel (As Jared Diamond would...06-23-2005, 05:27 AM -
A CHRISTMAS POEM
(A VERY FITTING TRIBUTE)
'Twas The Night Before Christmas, He Lived All Alone,
In A One Bedroom House Made Of Plaster And Stone.
I Had Come Down The Chimney With Presents To Give,
And To See Just Who In This Home Did Live.
I...12-08-2003, 03:18 PM -
>It could have been any night of the week, as I sat in one of
>those loud and casual steak houses that are cropping up all over the
>country. You know the type-a bucket of peanuts on the table, shells
>littering the floor, and a bunch of perky college kids racing...03-31-2004, 10:44 PM