War and History Poetry posted November 12, 2017 Chapters:  ...26 28 -30- 31... 


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Free Verse--Club Challenge/WWII

A chapter in the book Selections For Book Project

M1 Carbine Musings

by michaelcahill

I seek
I've not time to talk
or listen
to your life story
or tales of glory
I'm here to make gory
all I see
 
I can be patient
careful and deliberate
choosing my target
and zeroing in for the kill
 
but I can be a roustabout
making my presence known
with a flourish
a spread of doom
that makes the masses scatter
from the shatter of my fury
 
three hundred yards
away
I imagine a picnic
with your sweetie
maybe a shaggy dog
and Betty and Bobby
three and four years young
bouncing on the hill
like marbles dropped
from a cloud
the glass you use
to toast your love
splinters into the
light in your eyes
 
a souvenir from my
long reaching arm
enters the chamber
where your memories
are stored
I take them
and insure
there will be no more
 
it's just my daydream
to add a little heart
to the deadly purpose
for which I exist
 
I am what I am
 
my purpose
singular
 
a
human
construct


 



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PLEASE: Feel free to join our little club and take the challenge. All for fun and to gain knowledge. :))

Write a free verse poem on war. Boo (ghost) suggested a write on WWII where your perspective is from someone involved in the conflict, a soldier, perhaps a Jew in a concentration camp, a loved one at home or even FDR or Hitler. I like that idea and recommend it. But, I'll expand it to include ALL wars and give some leeway as well. You can use Boo's approach OR use a different approach if you wish. Your imagination and ingenuity is always WELCOME. The theme is WAR. Whatever that inspires you to write, is correct. Remember, great free verse uses all the poetic tools available. :))
Due: Dec 1st. 19 days left.


Club entry for the "WAR! What is it good for?" event in "The Fabulous Free Versers Club".  Locate a writing club.
Pays one point and 2 member cents.


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