John's poems of...LIFE - LIVING &LOVE...JDJ
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I. Remember. ALL. Of. The. Different.
WORLD-WIDE-PLACES
Where. I. Have
BEEN:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>
and. I. Think. World-WIDE
Places. More. Than
TEN:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I. Grew. UP,
IN. MINNESOTA,
On. A. Small-Dairy-FARM,
TOWN. Called
ROLLINGSTONE:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Then. We. Sold. Our. Small--FRARM,
and. Moved. To. A. TOWN. In
WINONA. Near-BY
and. Got. A
COZY. CITY
HOME. SWEET
M I N N E S O T A
H
O
M
E:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Then. To. WISCONSIN:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
We. Had. Many-FAMILY, Cousins,
Aunts. And. Uncles. And. Our
Grand-PARENTS
Next. Of
KIN:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Then. To. California
SAN-DIEGO:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
As. A. MARINE
I. DID. FLY. TO
BOOT-CAMP
TRAINING
And
GO:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
In. California. The. City. OCEANSIDE,:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>
For. Many. Years. I. DID
STAY. And. RESIDE:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>
OverSEAS. To. Taipei-TAIWAN,
was. My. First. OverSEAS
TIME:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
I. Went. To. HONG-KONG:////--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
It. Was. Noisy. And. Crowded.
And. Our. Ship. Was. Not
There. Too. LONG:////---->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
It. Was. My. First. OverSEAS
Adventure. I. Would
FIND:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
To. OKINAWA--JAPAN:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Many. A. Years. There.
I. Did. As. A. MARINE
Stay. And. STAND:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<
To. Camp. FUJI
IN. JAPAN:///--->>>>>>>>>
The. MAINLAND,
I. Was. Stationed Near. The. Great
MT-FUJI. . And. On. 10-NOVEMBER-1979
TO. The. Very. Tip-TOP
I. Climbed. And. Freezing. COLD
ON. Mountain. TOP
PROUDLY. As. A
MARINE. I. DID
STAND:///--->>>>>>>>>>>
To. North. Carolina.
South. Carolina. And
Virginia. I. Spent. Many
a. Year. And
DAY:////---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
And. The. Winters. Were
Pleasant. And
OKAY:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Over-SEAS
in. The. Mediterranean.
On. A. MARINE-TRAINING
NATO. Deployment. Two
Eight. Month. Cruises. I. Was
IN. SPAIN-ITALY-EGYPT-and
Stayed. In. BEIRUT-LEBANON
During. A. Multi-Peace
Keeping. Combined-NATO
O P E R A T I O N. That
TURNED. DEVASTATING,
and. There. I. DID
FOR. AMERICA
Proudly. Defend
and. STAND
and. STAY:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>
And. I. PRAYED
FOR. My. SAFETY
and. SURVIVAL
Every. dangerous
Night. And
DAY:///-->>>>>>>>>>>>
To. The. CALIFORNIA. Base. Of. 29-Palms
I. Spent. Many. A. YEAR:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
And. I. Delt. With. Extreme
Desert. Heat. With
NO-FEAR:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
There. A. 50-MILE-Race-WALK
I. Entered. And. Did--COMPETE:///--->>>>>>>>>>
I. Finished. In. -- 12. -- long. Exhausted.
H O U R S------TIME
and. That. Was. My. Greatest. ENDURANCE
Feat. In. 1985. And. I. Felt. My.
greatest. Pride. And
ELITE:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I. Have. Driven. My. CAR,
CROSS-COUNTRY
From. East. Coast. To
West. More. Than
Times. Of
TWO:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<
I. SWAM. In. The. Gray. Ocean. Waters. Of
East. Coast. And. In. The. WEST Coast. Waters
OF. BLUE:///--->>>>>>>>>>
I. Spent. Time. On. The. Island. Of. GUAM:////--->>>>>>>>>>
And. Was. Stationed. There. For
Two-Years. LONG:///--->>>>>>>>>>>
Now. I'm. Here. In. The. NEVADA-STATE:///---<<<<<<<<
And. The. Weather. Is. In. The. Winter,
Always. Sunny. Bright. And. Sunny
Pleasant. And. Comfortable.
GREAT:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
But. MY
R
O
O
T
S
F O R E V E R
RUN. IN. MY
MINNESOTA
D
E
E
P:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
And. Every. GROWING--UP
M E M O R Y--I--TREASURE,
In. My. HEART. And. MIND,
And I ForEVER.
HOME. SWEET
MINESOTA.
HOME
PROUDLY
KEEP:///-->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
In. The. Philippines. Turkey. Denmark. And. NORWAY:////--->>>>>>>>
There. As. A. MARINE. I. Did
STAY:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Every. WORLD-WIDE
Place. That. I. Went. And
Did- short. Time. And
Long-TIME
STAY:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>
M. I. N. N. E. S. O. T. A
IN. My. Heart. And. Mind,
i. Always. M I S S E D
In. Every. MAJESTIC
FOUR. SEASONS
IN. Every
Wonderful
WAY:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
MINNESOTA
WILL. FOREVER. BE. MY,
HOME. SWEET
Happy. HOME:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Where. I. Was. A. Young.
BOY. On. A. Small. Rollingstone
MINNESOTA. Dairy. Farm
Raised. And
GROWN:///--<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
In. South. KOREA
I. Trained. In. Cold-Weather
as. A. MARINE:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>
and. It. Was. A. COLD
Place. To. Be. Near. The
>. DMZ <. ZONE.
North-Korea
SCENE:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Every. Place. Was. Special. And. UNIQUE:////---<<<<<<<<<<
In. Every. Place. I. Felt. GOD-LOVING
SPECIAL. LOVING. PEOPLE
Who. I. Was. Very
Happy. And. Proud
TO. See. And
MEET:///---<<<<<<<<<<<
BY. JOHN. D. JUNGERS
14. J A N U A R Y. 2 0 2 3
WORLD-WIDE-PLACES
Where. I. Have
BEEN:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>
and. I. Think. World-WIDE
Places. More. Than
TEN:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I. Grew. UP,
IN. MINNESOTA,
On. A. Small-Dairy-FARM,
TOWN. Called
ROLLINGSTONE:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Then. We. Sold. Our. Small--FRARM,
and. Moved. To. A. TOWN. In
WINONA. Near-BY
and. Got. A
COZY. CITY
HOME. SWEET
M I N N E S O T A
H
O
M
E:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Then. To. WISCONSIN:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
We. Had. Many-FAMILY, Cousins,
Aunts. And. Uncles. And. Our
Grand-PARENTS
Next. Of
KIN:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Then. To. California
SAN-DIEGO:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
As. A. MARINE
I. DID. FLY. TO
BOOT-CAMP
TRAINING
And
GO:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
In. California. The. City. OCEANSIDE,:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>
For. Many. Years. I. DID
STAY. And. RESIDE:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>
OverSEAS. To. Taipei-TAIWAN,
was. My. First. OverSEAS
TIME:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
I. Went. To. HONG-KONG:////--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
It. Was. Noisy. And. Crowded.
And. Our. Ship. Was. Not
There. Too. LONG:////---->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
It. Was. My. First. OverSEAS
Adventure. I. Would
FIND:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
To. OKINAWA--JAPAN:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Many. A. Years. There.
I. Did. As. A. MARINE
Stay. And. STAND:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<
To. Camp. FUJI
IN. JAPAN:///--->>>>>>>>>
The. MAINLAND,
I. Was. Stationed Near. The. Great
MT-FUJI. . And. On. 10-NOVEMBER-1979
TO. The. Very. Tip-TOP
I. Climbed. And. Freezing. COLD
ON. Mountain. TOP
PROUDLY. As. A
MARINE. I. DID
STAND:///--->>>>>>>>>>>
To. North. Carolina.
South. Carolina. And
Virginia. I. Spent. Many
a. Year. And
DAY:////---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
And. The. Winters. Were
Pleasant. And
OKAY:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Over-SEAS
in. The. Mediterranean.
On. A. MARINE-TRAINING
NATO. Deployment. Two
Eight. Month. Cruises. I. Was
IN. SPAIN-ITALY-EGYPT-and
Stayed. In. BEIRUT-LEBANON
During. A. Multi-Peace
Keeping. Combined-NATO
O P E R A T I O N. That
TURNED. DEVASTATING,
and. There. I. DID
FOR. AMERICA
Proudly. Defend
and. STAND
and. STAY:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>
And. I. PRAYED
FOR. My. SAFETY
and. SURVIVAL
Every. dangerous
Night. And
DAY:///-->>>>>>>>>>>>
To. The. CALIFORNIA. Base. Of. 29-Palms
I. Spent. Many. A. YEAR:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
And. I. Delt. With. Extreme
Desert. Heat. With
NO-FEAR:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
There. A. 50-MILE-Race-WALK
I. Entered. And. Did--COMPETE:///--->>>>>>>>>>
I. Finished. In. -- 12. -- long. Exhausted.
H O U R S------TIME
and. That. Was. My. Greatest. ENDURANCE
Feat. In. 1985. And. I. Felt. My.
greatest. Pride. And
ELITE:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I. Have. Driven. My. CAR,
CROSS-COUNTRY
From. East. Coast. To
West. More. Than
Times. Of
TWO:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<
I. SWAM. In. The. Gray. Ocean. Waters. Of
East. Coast. And. In. The. WEST Coast. Waters
OF. BLUE:///--->>>>>>>>>>
I. Spent. Time. On. The. Island. Of. GUAM:////--->>>>>>>>>>
And. Was. Stationed. There. For
Two-Years. LONG:///--->>>>>>>>>>>
Now. I'm. Here. In. The. NEVADA-STATE:///---<<<<<<<<
And. The. Weather. Is. In. The. Winter,
Always. Sunny. Bright. And. Sunny
Pleasant. And. Comfortable.
GREAT:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
But. MY
R
O
O
T
S
F O R E V E R
RUN. IN. MY
MINNESOTA
D
E
E
P:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
And. Every. GROWING--UP
M E M O R Y--I--TREASURE,
In. My. HEART. And. MIND,
And I ForEVER.
HOME. SWEET
MINESOTA.
HOME
PROUDLY
KEEP:///-->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
In. The. Philippines. Turkey. Denmark. And. NORWAY:////--->>>>>>>>
There. As. A. MARINE. I. Did
STAY:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Every. WORLD-WIDE
Place. That. I. Went. And
Did- short. Time. And
Long-TIME
STAY:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>
M. I. N. N. E. S. O. T. A
IN. My. Heart. And. Mind,
i. Always. M I S S E D
In. Every. MAJESTIC
FOUR. SEASONS
IN. Every
Wonderful
WAY:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
MINNESOTA
WILL. FOREVER. BE. MY,
HOME. SWEET
Happy. HOME:///---<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Where. I. Was. A. Young.
BOY. On. A. Small. Rollingstone
MINNESOTA. Dairy. Farm
Raised. And
GROWN:///--<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
In. South. KOREA
I. Trained. In. Cold-Weather
as. A. MARINE:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>
and. It. Was. A. COLD
Place. To. Be. Near. The
>. DMZ <. ZONE.
North-Korea
SCENE:///--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Every. Place. Was. Special. And. UNIQUE:////---<<<<<<<<<<
In. Every. Place. I. Felt. GOD-LOVING
SPECIAL. LOVING. PEOPLE
Who. I. Was. Very
Happy. And. Proud
TO. See. And
MEET:///---<<<<<<<<<<<
BY. JOHN. D. JUNGERS
14. J A N U A R Y. 2 0 2 3
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I. Remember. ALL. Of. The. PLACES. Wher. I. Have. BEEN
I. Remember. ALL. Of. The. PLACES. Wher. I. Have. BEEN