The Poetry Of War

"For Those who have fought for it, life has a flavor the protected will never know."
Vietnam Poet

CONTENTS

THE DARK SHADOWS IN MY DREAMS

In this first of a series of poems dealing with war. The Warrior recognizes that his dreams are related to his past and a world he has never strayed far from. He returns to war in the shadows of dreams.

THE SHADOWS AT MY SIDE

The aged warrior-taking inventory of his life begins to recognize what he has never dared to acknowledge before. The shadows of war that have followed him in life.

A SENSE OF GRIEF!
The warrior decides to explore the shadow world that has always been at his side and he is not pleased with what he sees

THE SCENT OF HER INDISCRETION
The warrior returns to the War Zone where he first faced death, and finds his old friend

THE SMELL OF WAR
Reflections of a night, in the midst of warriors

THE WOMAN I LOVED IN WAR

ONE MORE RICE PADDY TO CROSS
The warrior begins to do battle with the demons, pains and the sorrows of war