to a young gunner

[Lake]

to a young gunner

deployed to Afghanistan

the golden triangle
where his mate is laid down

he watches
auntie's trembling hands
pack goodies for him
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the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry -- Billy Collins

[SLIU]

很精致的小诗，欣赏了。

[Lake]

Thanks for your time to read.
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the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry -- Billy Collins

[William Zhou周道模]

poet is innate anti-war.
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诗歌是灵魂的歌唱.
周道模

[Lake]

Thank you, William for reading and replying.
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the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry -- Billy Collins