Hello everyone! As promised, here is the final segment of Part I of my Poem epic – the conclusion to the WWII part of the series (which is brought to you with some mild confusion on the new block editor … so apologies if it doesn’t look the same!) I hope you have enjoyed this first part! Next year, the epic will return with Part II which covers the First World War. I will look forward to seeing you then.
LET ME TELL YOU HOW I DIED
PART I – SEGMENT 7
An Old Soldier
Alone in a hospital room, with no one around
Just hurried doctors, making their rounds
I can’t eat, or walk, or even breathe on my own
I’m hooked up to machines, they beep and drone
But I can tell you that’s not how it used to be
There was a time long ago, if only you could see
I once charged a battlefield, without any thanks
I fought off guns, artillery, and tanks
I stormed across France and liberated towns
I beat up the Nazis, tore their swastikas down
I was shot at, wounded, and exposed to the cold
But I took it all in stride, a young man so bold
Then came the real battle, as the years went by
The war with time, my how does it fly
In the world’s biggest war, I paid my due
But that’s just a memory, evaporated like spring dew
My hair turned white, eyes faded, the leaves brown
I’m old and feeble, and all worn down
So they unhooked the machine, and away I go
To the place on the timeline where I was a hero
For an Intro and Segment 1 (the Blitz) of this Series – Click Here
For Segment 2 (Stalingrad) – Click Here
For Segment 3 (Pearl Harbor) – Click Here
For Segment 4 (Normandy) – Click Here
For Segment 5 (Iwo Jima) – Click Here
For Segment 6 (The Bomb) – Here!
This will be my last post of 2018! I wish you all a very Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year! Be sure to tune back in in 2019 for lots more history, poetry, photography, and more!