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I need no Dreams... Those of life prove nothing but the smoke of poppies., And those of my slumber.! ? ! ? . Too Now, too Here, too Raw. My Past haunts too well, a discontent.
So sweet as that pipe is....on a river of ending.
Sold Soldiers Lament
Vachaspathi Jan 2017
The crops went dry as there was no rain
A year of hard work went in vain
Tears started to flow in his heart from which he couldn't refrain
But the phoenix in him rose from this pain
With a hundred elephants strength he lunged on the field to sow another grain
Shreekant Dhuri Dec 2016
The battle is over
Vanquished is the foe
Yet why triumph trusts
So bitter, so hollow?

In the eye of my mind
Each enemy was a villain.
Yet when I saw it true.
Were no monsters, just men.

Men, much like us,
Trying to do what's right.
Our perceptions at odds
Mirroring the sides of the fight.

Warring for Lords
Who use us as pawns
Is glory so great, risking
The sight of another dawn?

T'was not the war
But the pillage that came after
Fashioned my doubt of men
Heeding the devil on their shoulder.

Noble causes forgotten
Once reaping the spoils of war
The blood of innocents staining
Mens' honors and their swords.

The crowds cheer our names,
Place on our heads, Hero's crowns.
I paste a smile on my face.
It's my heart that wears a frown.
The poem is a reflection on the monstrosities of war.
Joshua Penrod Dec 2016
Every piece of layer embedded
beneath the cracks...

Underneath, the surface of her soul
ached...
Ached for him to return back home,
Back home to her.

"Deployment" -JP
I am bound by the verdict I follow the orders
If I am down in the ramparts or on the borders
I love flowers on death come in wreath flowers
Hence I come across different tastes and flavors

A soldier remains soldier from his birth to death
He remains loyal and patriot till his last breath
Honesty of purpose and mission orientation is faith
I never ever take in to account what is the aftermath

I know I am soldier of God and remain on His path
Temporarily I may encounter each and every wrath
You take me to the altar or just burn me in the hearth
Even if I am in peace I remain always on the warpath


Col Muhammad Khalid Khan
Copyright 2016 Golden Glow
Ron Nov 2016
A fallen soldier
All in the name of freedom
The ultimate price
Gone, but never forgotten
Dry your teary eyes
Let the memory live on
Forever in time
Carried in our hearts and souls
A heroic death
Vachaspathi Nov 2016
War
The soldier pointed the gun at the lad who stood on his knees
He is heavily wounded and is bleeding profusely
Before pulling the trigger, the soldier thought for a moment about the lad's mother
The months of pain it took her to conceive him, years of struggle to raise him, and the lifelong joy of motherhood he gave to her
All will be burned to ashes in a fraction of second
But then he remembered the sorrow of thousands of mothers who lost their daughters and sons
The soldier took a heavy breath, closed his eyes and did the deed
With tears in his eyes and a heavy soul he left the battlefield
**The soldier won the war on the ground but lost in his heart
Nic Evennett Nov 2016
From the painter
To the painted.
The colours are lined up, but only leave stains on the side.
You, the prisoner.
You, the warden.
Praying on 'almost' is keeping us unified.

Soaked to the skin as your pride hits the ground,
Shaking your shoulders with every sound.
But it's only courage calling,
And every nerve wants me to run out of its arms.

How many long years
Holding onto your senses?
And hooked on the stories from windows against copper skies.
Kick the cup of hatred
Into the corner,
For in the soft light, I can see hope in your eyes.

And under the dust there are chords from before,
And under my fingers the melody's raw.
It's courage that keeps calling,
And every nerve wants me to run into your arms.
Come listen to the track...

https://soundcloud.com/wingless-night/courage-1
Let us refine our eyesas well as hearts
Let us try something in life to include
Let us refine our all destination charts
Our passion being asset is to be imbued

It is mandatory to strive to be on top
Constant, consistent struggle bears fruit
On the way if we falter we have to flop
But men with heart get fortune to salute

Let us march soldiers on verdict of God
From birth till last He is the only Savior
Please make journey safe ,sound my Lord
I wear your color being faithful soldier

Col Muhammad Khalid Khan
Copyright 2016 Golden Glow
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