I sat awake
In a chemical haze
Drinking cigarettes till 2 am
We traversed the green skyline at night
Watching the show through NVG's
The radio call came through from the General's Mess
We sent them Artillery
Air mail express
My enlisted companions guffawed real slow
The night sky thundered like electric buffalo
These shells do not sound like the ocean
Moments later the crippling blast shook us
Then the warm sub-nuclear waves of decision
Passed through us
Children removed from within us
What I'm telling you
Is classified: 'confidential'
Military Secrets
That I only think about
Drinking cigarettes
In a chemical haze at 2 am
I'm working on a book about PTSD which I hope to publish. I'm going to post an article on that subject tomorrow. Were you in the military? I was a Corpsman in Vietnam.
First Edition Translation of Teselas by Carmen Crespo X111 César Simón Poetry Prixe 2016 Translated from Spanish by Robin Ouzman Hislop and Amparo Arrospíde
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This book is a limited edition, and copies are hand numbered. It will NOT be available through Amazon or other distributors. You must purchase it directly from the author or from this site. It is hard-back (not the spiral bind seen
Mary Angela Nangini's poems celebrate the richness of life and love. From the city to cottage-country and the roads in between, Nangini explores the changing seasons of her varied region. (This book will soon be reprinted in hard cover.)
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