Vietnam
emerald eternity digging wet tunnel graves jungle night patrol
[c 2003 thomas fortenberry]
charlie brown plays ball hippies gather in frisco vietnam drags on
Mike Subritzky (NZ)
dark closet old roommate's sock awaits his return from Vietnam
Peter
"Nam memorial a rusted peace button taped over a name
- John J. Dunphy - 2003
(originally published in Modern Haiku XXX:3)
Vietnam a halo around the moon the night of my first kill
- John J. Dunphy
(published in Frogpond XVIII:2)
tray of Purple Hearts priced at ninety-five cents each on a pawnshop shelf
(published in Wind Chimes, Issue 24)
young Marine so ramrod straight in his coffin
(published in Frogpond XVI:1)
These three poems are included in my first chapbook "Old Soldiers Fading Away" (ISBN# 1-58998-409-9), just published by Pudding House of Columbus, Ohio, USA. Drop me an e-mail for ordering information.
- John J. Dunphy - 2006
crickets in bunkers tapping out psalms
robert d. wilson
USA - Manilla
incoming rocket--- its whistle, my heartbeat, play Taps
r.wilson
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