My son and I were walking downtown and ran into the guy who used to stand next to him in Concert Choir at Orange High School where they sang my music together; Eric was just back from his third tour in Iraq.
Sidewalk Semper Fi
I hugged that boy from Concert Choir tonight Right out of high school he joined the Marines And he told me he had just gotten back From his third tour of duty in Iraq
I hugged him grateful that he seemed all right
Standing on the sidewalk here at home means So much more now having been wounded there In Fallujah second tour and my prayer Is that all these kids will come back to me
Then I saw that edge of war in his eyes
From first blood on the blade of destiny Adrenaline flash smoke flame dust and fear Twenty-one fifty-one both realize Whether in war or on the sidewalk here:
How right you are, life is never how we thought it would be, but then sometimes we are surprised with such great blessings, like finding a soldier alive that could easily have lost his life.
A wonderful write!
Birgit and Roger
'Then I saw that edge of war in his eyes'...what an impact you make with your words, Steven. Boy oh boy, life truly isn't what we thought it would be...what a poignant truth!
Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on February 26, 2006
Very truthful impact on the reader. I have faced my own death and the death of others. It does change you. Most times for the better :-)
This book has been eight years in the making. It is mostly a jumble of thoughts written down in old spiral notebooks and hidden in the bottom drawer underneath various manuals for software packages and hardware long since turned obsolete.
My memories as an immigrant professional woman in Ottawa, Canada 47 years ago. A new life after having survived the liberal war of a new country Bangladesh on December 16, 1971.
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A wonderful write!
Birgit and Roger
an incredible write all around! very well done; bravo!
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in tx., karen lynn. :(
Felix
You make such a powerful impact with this excellent write; the line, "then I saw that edge of war in his eyes" is spot on. Well done!
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.