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A Place Within |
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I follow the river
beneath the slanting compass
of the Sun
Light
dancing within a cold breeze
blowing upon my face
and leaning upon old knees
I pass the junkyard by the steel bridge
Old and lonely things
gathered into piles of memory
The lonely heart of an old-time piano
... the sadness of a guitar without strings
... and always
I remember brave young men
Their faces
following me home
gathering within
again
I hear them
... dead soldiers whispering
in the darkness as I walk
toward the warmth of home
The prayer of sleep |
By
Lou J. Klaiber
Copyright 2003
Listed July
18, 2009 |
A Vietnam War
veteran's
thoughts of fallen comrades |
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Lou served in Vietnam in 3 Corps Vietnam during 1965 - 1966 as a Sergeant E-5.
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