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NAHN TRANG BEACH –
SOUTH VIETNAM
I felt Her
Touching
Me
Stealing my soul
With
Her warm Tears.
And then
Crawling
Back
Again
and again
She was not alone
On this beach,
As my tears flowed
Out with the tide
To commingle
With hers
into
That giant reservoir
Of tears
Called the
South China sea.
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February, 1967 - South Vietnam
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I LOOK FOR REASON
I have looked for reason
But it must
Have been hidden,
Along with that
"top secret" plan,
to end this war
with honor.
Because I found none.
I have heard the songs
Of the war-lords
In the darkness,
Laughing
And plotting
On great wall maps
In situation rooms
Far from battle grounds
And the killing fields,
While I stand
In death’s doorway
With nothing
To gain
And everything
To lose.
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September, 1967 - Nahn
Trang, South Vietnam
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R & R FLIGHT TO JAPAN
We flew over
The sea today
With it blue carpet
Spread out
Below the horizon
We flew over
A lifetime
Today.
We traveled far beyond
The war’s edge
And the smell
Of blood.
We flew over that sea
As she watched us
And held us,
As we floated
Through the sky
Casting our small
Shadow
On its surface.
And
For those brief moments
We shared a oneness
And felt its peace
And love.
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June, 1967
-Over the South China Sea
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NO ASYLUM
There are no asylums
From the shadows
Of war.
Those drifting time bombs
Of disturbing
Thoughts and memories
Dash through
The background
Of the heart
and live in the darkness
Of the soul.
Even
The sea cannot cleanse
Those dreams
Nor wash away
Old fears.
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June, 1967
- Over the Sea of Japan
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AMERICA 1967
America
I cry out
For you
From an exiled soul
Imprisoned
Behind
Armored flags
And
Old politicians.
I question
Your modus operandi
Unfolding
In jungle graveyards
While
Your sons
Lose their virginity
In forgotten
Opium wars.
What is this
Repressed plan
Of
Hari kari dreams?
Why?
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April, 1967 - Phu Cong, South Vietnam
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