Tom Reilly

Musings of An Errant Scribe

Grief

Posted on May 23, 2019November 20, 2023 by Tom

Grief, I never knew How broken felt How final loss appears How empty can weigh so much How sadness shrouds and shadows. Grief, you are an intruder An uninvited visitor An unwelcome disruption to living An unrelenting predator seeking its prey An opportunist apprehending the…

The Best, The Noble, The Selfless

Posted on April 4, 2019November 20, 2023 by Tom 2 Comments

Stepping, strutting, a soldier’s strideChin up, chest out, dress rightLeft foot beating the rhythm of our gait—Swaggering oaks, we boys wrapped in the raiment of manhoodMarching into history with bodies molded for this moment. We crowed the cadence call in one voice,Our hearing, all it…

And Then, We Paused

Posted on March 13, 2019November 20, 2023 by Tom 2 Comments

Greetings Such cordial tidings this summons— Duty, honor, country beckon. We raised our hands, Our salute to manhood And then, we bid adieu. We came. We served. We vanished— Innocence, of course The first casualty of war And then, we vanished, again. Back to the…

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Grief

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And Then, We Paused

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