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Moments in my thoughts
by William Bonilla → (All Poetry by William Bonilla)
  
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A soul,
Lost in limbo
Between reality, the unknown,
Illusions and dreams,
~*~

Like past shadows
Soon
To be forgotten Tomorrow
I find myself
In the ebb of loneliness.
~*~

Far away from home
Entrenched, in a field of battle
Surviving
Sporadic, enemy charges
Of an unseen foe.
~*~

As they slink, in the darkness
Crawling through the barb wire
Of my sanity
In the loneliness, of my nights.
~*~

The air is thick, With the scent
Of burning fuel and gun powder
Endlessly
Lingering in my nostrils.
~*~

I try to steal a nap
Of slumber
Eyes, filled with sleep
And weariness.
~*~

Unmistakably, I can hear
From a distant village
The tolling of bells
And humming voices
Singing Christmas Carols.
~*~

Carols, Where have I
heard that before?
Oh yes, long ago
When I once, Remembered reality.

By: William Bonilla
12/16/02


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 Reviews of "Moments in my thoughts"
Reviewed by abhishek bhardwaj (Reader)
Reviewed on December 23, 2003
heart warming attempt to show the dillemmas of a war-trodden soldier

Reviewed on July 17, 2003
Wow..This was wonderful, excellently written, I liked this very much,

Reindeer

Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)
Reviewed on July 17, 2003
Wonderful work, William.

Reviewed by E. Richardson
Reviewed on July 17, 2003
Oh man...does this piece bring back memories.
Excellent work, William

Reviewed by Trixie Love
Reviewed on July 17, 2003
Hi William,
Oh this one placed a lump
in my throat...

Beautiful...

Trixie :)

Reviewed on July 17, 2003
William, this is a very heart-wrenching and excellent write.

Reviewed by Erin Kelly-Moen
Reviewed on July 17, 2003
Outstanding, William! Reality sucks too often, a moment of memories can either hurt, or help. Sometimes the difference is oblique. :)

Reviewed by Debra Stiles, The Original Mister (Reader)
Reviewed on July 17, 2003
marvelous write..I couldn't imagine the fear and aloneness felt on the battlefield
but in your write I feel the despair in the battle for life's exsistance
Mister

Reviewed by Linda Hill
Reviewed on July 17, 2003
~Excellent William..
I could almost smell the
gunpowder and fuel in
your words. This is what
poetry is all about. Your
gift abounds in this
write, my friend.

~~Linda~~

Reviewed by La Belle Rouge (Reader)
Reviewed on July 17, 2003
Powerful and heart touching write, William.

Reviewed by nevine Al Seidi (Reader)
Reviewed on July 17, 2003
That is brilliant.. the voice of a police man is present in every line.. and yes, you change our views of cops.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on July 17, 2003
This made me think for a while...very lonesome and pulling the heartstrings apart!!
Memories can cause sooooooo much pain at times!!

Love
Tinka


Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on July 17, 2003
excellent poem... luv "As they slink, in the darkness
Crawling through the barb wire
Of my sanity"

Reviewed by abhishek
Reviewed on July 17, 2003
beutiful poem about a lonely soldier.poet has aptly captured the feelings of a lost soul in the battle field.

Reviewed by David Knight
Reviewed on July 17, 2003
Excellent message on the futility of war for the soldiers that do the actual fighting - and dying!

Reviewed by na na (Reader)
Reviewed on July 17, 2003
Wow! Bill ... one needs to reflect on this poem before commenting. Just thinking about
being in the trench and hearing the Christmas sound is more than enough to drive the mechanism of this poem. It would be the rare human being who could not hear this and identify with the warrior in the trench. Bill


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