Steel pots on and rifles ready,
eyes wide open,
moving steady,
panoramic sights in view,
no tunnel vision
all is new
in this land
where feet are travelling
jungles, trees,
and death unravelling
in a most peculiar fashion,
hand grenades ready for action
as we move beneath the branches
filled with green and orange fruits
we’re filling all the daylight hours
by being just intrepid youth,
that carved our names on nameless trunks,
when we was punks…
Searching through the light of day
enemy footsteps near the bay,
or was that just a mere lagoon
reflecting rays of foreign moons
in a forest never ending
on a path that’s steady bending
towards a clearing where the sun
reveals those that before have gone
just like us upon this trail
that lead those that have won or failed
to meet objectives
carved in stone
or tattooed on their very bones,
but on we journeyed
like hooded monks,
when we was punks.
C.2025 – Francisco Bravo Cabrera – 13 MAR 2025 – Valencia, España
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Very nice poem.👍
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So glad you liked it Sir! Thank you so very much!
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Beautiful poem dear Francisco, Thank you, Love, nia
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Thank you so very much dear Nia! Have a lovely evening!
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I really enjoyed this poem from perhaps back in the day, when you was a punk.
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I’m so glad you liked it Pat! But you know, sometimes you never outgrow some things, or maybe one does… Thank you so much and a great afternoon to you.
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Wishing you the same and hoping I have not given you too much credit to think you no longer thunk punk.
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Hehehe… no, the punk days are over… 😊
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That’s what I thought from what I have read and seen on your blog…
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Yes! Hehehe… but one has to keep dancing…
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I loved your poem!
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Thank you so much Luisa! So glad you liked it and I certainly appreciate your visits!
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As always you’re more than welcome, dear Francisco🩵
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Very nice poem ,thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thank you!
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Nice writing, Francis. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…. it astounds me that you are an artist not only with paint but also with words. Thank you for freely sharing your talents with us.
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Thank you so much Janet!
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It’s hard to imagine you as a soldier!
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Why?
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