SIX FOOT TWO WITH EYES OF GREEN
WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE SEEN
GOT MY TEETH AND GOT MY HAIR
NOT READY FOR THE ROCKING CHAIR
SO HOLD ON TIGHT I'M ON MY WAY
HELLO TO YOU - I'M PETER.K.
My BLOGS ARE WAY DOWN ON THE LEFT OF PAGE _ MOSTLY POETRY
I hold a Doctorate in life experience.
Been there, done that, got the T-shirt,
and had them ripped of my back a number
of times. Such is life. I have been in
the Navy; The British Army
(Parachute Regiment); SAS Regiment
The Rhodesian Army (anyone remember
Rhodesia?)! I lived in Africa for many
years including three years at the
Victoria Falls, when it was but a
small village. I now live back where
I was born - The Isle of Man -
(Which is in the middle of the Irish Sea)
which makes me a Manxman. I was widowed
in 2006 by the dreaded breast cancer.
I am a poet - of kinds - and otherwise
life goes on. I welcome friends from any
Country and/or culture. .
LIVE WITH INTENTION
WALK THE EDGE
LISTEN HARD
CHOOSE WITH NO REGRETS
THE WARRIOR
I am a warrior
whose duty is to serve
my country and my people
in the cause of liberty
I have tasted the very evil of war
smelt the stench of death
seen the cruelty that man
can wreak upon women and children
with all humanity cast aside
I have looked closely into the eyes
of my enemy
and seen his silent plea for mercy
but I am a warrior
waiting for the kill
I have held a dying comrade
closely in my arms
said unspoken prayers together
as his grip tightens on my hand
and watched as his eyes glazed over
and flicker into darkness
I have wiped my blood with
that of others
on my stained and torn clothing
and looked in awe at my hands
red, as a deep sunset of life
blotted dry by the burning sun
I have sought sanctuary
wherein a man can rest safely
and not be found by a searching bullet
I have been in that grey place
trembling, bleeding, praying,
but knowing that I shall not die
for I have been chosen
to carry the dark cold memories
of mans mad destructive passion
until deaths misty mantle
allows me to join
the stark young men
who never got to celebrate
their coming of age
whose carefree years were pickpocketed
from their lives
I will hold and cherish
their memories and wait patiently
to experience deaths singular finality
and join them on the day of judgement.
PETER KELLY
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At the going down of the sun
And the rising of the dawn
We shall remember them
For those who serve and have served
and to all the families who have been
affected by the madness of war.
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Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes
alone !
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Laughing is good exercise.
It's like jogging on the inside
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Mistakes are too much fun to only make once !!
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I have survived a heart attack – bowel cancer – skin cancer – I have been blown up – shot – stabbed – wacked across the head with a bayonet – Fifty eight Parachute jumps - Had two motor cycle accidents – two bad car crashes – Oh and three Mother in laws - But hey I am still here and for that I am THANKFUL.
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The nicest thing about the future is that it
always starts tomorrow !!
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May the roof above you never fall in,
And those gathered beneath it never fall out.
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There are good ships
And there are wood ships
There's ships that sail the sea
But the best ships are friendships
And may they always be
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