Poems by The Old Cowboy
Sounds of War
Cavemen beating their chests with spears in hand
Savage cries echoing through the land
The roar of Pharaoh's chariots on desert sands
For centuries their armies would stand
Roman legions sandaled feet all in step
Their women by the road watch and wept
The chilling call of the Scottish pipes
Bringing proud men from afar to fight
The Fife and Drum ringing clear from 1776
America rising from the fire like the Phoenix
Bulges blaring both the Blue and Gray
So many brave men lost in the terrible fray
Whistles blowing the trenches full of Dough boys
Thousands on each side the shells and shot destroys
Bombs falling with that deadly scream
Two atomic blasts and one reigns supreme
Once again the cannons boom at the door
Men again come forth for the Korean War
Angry shots sound and shells shake the ground
In Vietnam Cobras and Hueys flying all around
The storm arose again in a far away land
The rumble of tanks upon the desert sands
With the sounds of war are still ringing
In Afghanistan men still are battling
Edwin J. Smith
The Old Cowboy Poet
Feb 8th 2013
Savage cries echoing through the land
The roar of Pharaoh's chariots on desert sands
For centuries their armies would stand
Roman legions sandaled feet all in step
Their women by the road watch and wept
The chilling call of the Scottish pipes
Bringing proud men from afar to fight
The Fife and Drum ringing clear from 1776
America rising from the fire like the Phoenix
Bulges blaring both the Blue and Gray
So many brave men lost in the terrible fray
Whistles blowing the trenches full of Dough boys
Thousands on each side the shells and shot destroys
Bombs falling with that deadly scream
Two atomic blasts and one reigns supreme
Once again the cannons boom at the door
Men again come forth for the Korean War
Angry shots sound and shells shake the ground
In Vietnam Cobras and Hueys flying all around
The storm arose again in a far away land
The rumble of tanks upon the desert sands
With the sounds of war are still ringing
In Afghanistan men still are battling
Edwin J. Smith
The Old Cowboy Poet
Feb 8th 2013
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Sounds of War
Sounds of War
