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Above the eagle’s wings
What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had? If my skill is to be know What reknown I would have To climb mountains without issue But not a talent without maintance Sweat poured off me in youth Boulders and rocks Ropes and hammers Chalk and falls I have seen sunsets and…
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Storms

What is your favorite type of weather? My favorite weather will always be a lightning filled sky. Thunder that rolls and wind that howls. To see plasma split the sky and the boom that follows after. The Fourth of July is a pale imitation by comparison. To be able to see the storm from afar…
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Walk in the park
What do you wish you could do more every day? I wish I could walk in the park Unrestricted by time I could walk without concern Explore hills and forests Go fishing Walk in the grass Draw birds Catch grasshoppers Learn about wood craft I wish I had more time No job And just walk…
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The Starry Tree
Termites that crawl and eat wood In a forest full of trees A singular one stands above the rest Though its bark is holey And its sap is sweet Its height and infection make it outstanding for what happens A thunderstorm approaches the forest All animals seek their coverage for what is about to happen…
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The Lamp Shade
If there was only a cure for indomitable brightness Not so much a cure but a shade A shade that might allow for an adjustment So that the bright light Be less of a sun and more of a moon Something to clearly see the pages Not be blinded But to learn and know my…
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Fun times with military funding – 1. The Dragon Submarine
The Dragon Submarine These oddly maneuvered submarines lope along shorelines like some sort of mythical dragon. High curves going up and down. This was only the distraction to the actual danger of these ship. This ship is an advance troop transport. Able to silently deliver a hundred men to a beach head and secure a…
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Baptism of Spirit

When our emotions run high We feel a tingle run up our spines And across our brains It is a method that most interpret Of feeling the soul. It is the baptism of spirit When we feel our bodies as a disconnect And as a laughter A feeling that is ours And yet not ours…
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The Army is Christianity Lite
I have lived more years as a Christian than as a soldier. I can say with certainty, at least in my life, the army life is modeled after the Christian life. As a Christian, I am called to a greater purpose and higher calling. I am rewarded for bringing others into the fold. I am…
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Online dates
God has my best wishes. He knows my heart and tells me not to worry. Who are you that wants only money and flaunts like a demon? Your love of wealth will bring you only ruin. You are not fulfilled for you only want more. You seek for a man but not a godly man.…
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Fine fine fine
Fine fine fine I’m sick of it I’m tired of living at home I joined the army 18 months ago with the promise of leaving Of learning a new trade 2 hours after my oath Medical called and said that they didn’t pass me Discharged 2 weeks after Not my fault I took the oath…
