Poetry Corner
Ruined.
Evacuated. Wounded. Casualties.
Bombs.
Rockets. Both sides -- Allied, enemy.
Icy
roads. Tanks. Trucks. Jeeps...
Wide
opened eyes. Nobody could sleep!
Storm.
Snow. Air drops. Convoys. Cargo.
Ambulance.
Medical supplies. Dead soldiers...
Hospitals.
Battle ships. Refugees.
Marine
Corps. Air Forces. Army. Navy.
Parachutes.
Fights. The terrible cold!
Long
road to hell! Soldiers. Unknown.
Peace.
Justice. Nightmare.
Communists.
Freedom. Who cares?
Is
that a war? War! War! War!
Nobody
knows. It’s too far.
(Germantown,
March 3, 1998)
Vinh Liem
Contact: Vinh Liem 1 Applegrath Court, Germantown, MD 20876-5613 (U.S.A.) E-mail: vinhliem9@aol.com; vinhliem9@hotmail.com |