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A Soldier Died Alone
by Kathy J Parenteau → (All Poetry by Kathy J Parenteau)
Sunday, May 24, 2015    Rated "G" by the Author.
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I wrote this many years ago tiring to make sense of war. This is a repost.

 http://youtu.be/zAfcpldYwLo

 

          A Soldier Died Alone
 
Amidst the desert sands dawnings just begun,
battle rages on bombing veils the rising sun.
A boy not yet a man holds a picture to his heart,
of loved ones not forgotten though oceans keep them apart.
Called to serve his country land of freedom home of brave,
risking his existence for the lives that he may save.
Concealing his dismay he holds his head up high,
his arms embrace a trusted friend watching him slowly die.
A boy he is no more on that day there stood a man,
his heart filled with rage his mind fights to understand.
Raised to be a man of God taught thou shalt not kill,
now placed upon the battlefield where there tis his only will.
Resting beneath the sunset wounded he dreams of home,
lying on the desert's floor a soldier died alone.
 
Written Kathy J Parenteau
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 Reviews of "A Soldier Died Alone"
Reviewed by Steve Ralph
Reviewed on October 22, 2017
I would imagine that this has all too often been a true situation.
my heart goes out to them all.
A very well written poem, thank you so much for sharing it.
Steve.

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on May 24, 2015
Some who survived the war relived the horrors they faced for many years afterwards.

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on May 24, 2015
A poignant poem, Kathy; it is so sad that this theme has been universal and timeless for so long on this planet. Thank you for sharing. Love and blessings to you,

Regis

Reviewed by Michael Schafer
Reviewed on May 24, 2015
Will man ever learn?

Michael D.

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on May 24, 2015
Apropos to a new day and the killing machine . . .


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