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[aid] => mick
[title] => Hero of the Damned
[time] => 2006-12-15 06:42:45
[hometext] => a poem I wrote about a surviving veteran of the war. Please read a review -- constructive critisism welcomed!
[bodytext] => Here stands a man, a glint in his eye Of past triumphs, fortune and gold Now withered away by the finale of war His medals and armour are wilted and old Fifty years service and faith to The Man To his squadron insignia he is bound He walks through the fields of dawn-red poppies And talks to his men underground The shrill of his foe still rings in his ears The march of the forces still burns his feet His eyes glisten with the awful dreams Of gunfire, smoke and his ill-fated fleet The dawn light glows as the man in black Stands saluting the memorial wall There is one thing that keeps a smile on his face Knowing he is a hero to us all [comments] => 3 [counter] => 245 [topic] => 57 [informant] => Wilder [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 14 [ratings] => 3 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => war )
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