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Basic Changes
Posted by Maggie
on Sunday, August 22, 2010
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There was a pensive air
Boarding the naval ship
Troops marched forward
Some with quivering lip
Just a short time ago
Graduating from high school
Facing a new life
With absolutely no rule
Except to follow orders
Without questioning why
Learning any hesitation
Could cause many to die
-------For One Single Expression
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Beautiful words.
Does make a young cadet joining the naval force very pensive. So does his family.
oh yes, this new lifestyle can cause pensiveness for certain.. Lovely OSI Maggie :)
long time no see, h r u these days?
Beautifully sad..
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Lovely words.
Can understand the feelings of this youngster who is pensive.
experiences that make people so pensive about life...!
Wonderfully written! New life always makes a person pensive. Great post!
-Weasel
Wow! what a depiction of the the career of a young cadet.. indeed ..loved it.. thanks for visiting me and being so inspiring..
Always two hands full of water and hope beneath your keel. Great writing ! Please have a good new week.
daily athens
Maggie,
My three weeks at Topsail Island, NC, put me in contact with a lot of Marines, many of whom are off to Pakistan very soon. They work so hard to condition themselves to do what they will. I admire the discipline, and I feel for the sacrifice they make of a huge part of their freedom. Great poem.
This is a wonderful poesm, Maggie. Wonderful in its writing but the subject matter is tough.
Been there, done that though. Except I stayed in Texas at Fort Bliss my entire five years. Some of it was during Viet Namm.
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Reminded me of days when I passed from college and joined Industry. Freedom of college was missing and I used to feel Home sick (I mean college sick). I used to envy my friends who carried on with further studies.
Beautifully put in words.
Ah, yes. Pensive. Such change. Nicely crafted!
I can picture these young cadets crossing the transom from an environment that encourages opening the mind to one that demands closing it. Basic changes and basic training. Thanks for writing about this experience.
Oh I am sure there IS a pensive air involved in this! Great take on the prompt~
Beautiful..Sadness well said
amazing take on the prompt !! last line was sooper !