Upon my left there stood a soldier
Sadness in his deep blues eyes
For in the casket lied his brother
As he looked to cloudless skies
Many gathered to release him
To the heavens Golden Gate
And the prayers were warm and tender
Praying that He'd know God's grace
And as I look upon this soldier
I spied a tear upon his cheek
And thought of friends long gone before him
Those very brave, for we the meek
And through God's eyes there came an angel
Beautiful ,like days sunrise
And I see him by that soldier
Off to heaven through God's eyes
By Bob Fox
A contest entry
- Military Contest by MoonsShadow.
875 points, ended May 17, 17 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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my dear well deserving Golden shiny through blessed messages of ethereal eternal peace on a journey traveled under His guidance amongst his angelic messengers enveloping his spirit in unconditional love and heavenly graces free from obscurity and pain. much love and many blessings xxx
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Excellent
This is BEAUTIFUL! This is the best poem I've seen on this site. It is one of the best I have ever seen, period. The simplicity, balance and richness in the words and message is amazing.
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Gee
I really do not know what to say, other then thank you. The BEST? wow
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This is a very heart felt poem. I really liked it. It was excelent.
Loves
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Me
Me I am never sure I say things that matter
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Oh my...
Tis a beautiful poem you have written.
Great imagery and rhyme,flowed magically
I wont soon forget this one BRAVO!!!
Thanks for sharing your talent
Tony
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Ty
It is for a contest so I gave it a shot. Ty again
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great job! this is a sad write yet it's very emotional and heartfelt. I enjoyed reading it! Thanks for sharing Bob!
*grinds softly against you in the shadows*
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Thanks for sharing this sad but beautiful write. Having three sons now in the Marines and one in Iraq for the second time I could so relate to these feelings of losing them. Good luck my friend and peace be with us all. love and hugs Theresa
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Thank you for your recent read and comments on my poem Firefly. How did you stumble on it? I know what you mean about so many sexual poems....I filter them out. You can do that if you want to.
This is a lovely write. I was married to an Air Force career man. He retired over 2 years ago, so did our marriage. I have a fondness for poems about military.
Well done poet
Cheryl
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Well Cheryl
I just wander thru the pages of poets on AP. As I see it about 90% write about sex and it is all the same in the end. I like poems that say something and yours did. Sorry about your marriage but your talent is there my friend. And ty for the read and comment.
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I bow my head in prayer here bob
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Aww that was so sad yet beautiful and touching! What a glorious poem Bob!
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hi thank you for this so sad of an entry, you penned this in the eyes of a caring comrade and friend of military, we as people watch those who passed, know there is
no more fear of death and hope to see in the future, thank you and good luck...Lin
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This is lovely.So many families are destroyed by war, I fear, Ros
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This was beautifully written!
Wonderful job...
Very beautiful, emotionally penned.
"And through God's eyes there came an angel Beautiful, like days sunrise
And I see him by that soldier
Off to heaven through God's eyes." Favorite Line.
Woops:
Paragraph 2, Line 3
"And the prayers was warm and tender"
Should was be were?
Other than that, great job!
Nikki
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Nicole
Ty so much my young inteeligent friend
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