War

With faces turned to the sunrise on distant lands
A map of horror etched in faces and in the sands...

They stood together scared and brave,
In view of bodies heaped and maim,
Yet they stormed...

This is a place of tranquillity, a place where you soak up the burning sun,
This is a place of...

In a different world
a previous life
I am convinced
that I was an Ancient Warrior...

After the battle
a field of horses
abundance harvest
of noble creatures
roughly...

He was somebody's father,brother or son
He went into war carrying a gun
Kill or be killed...

They rolled like the thunder companions of the wind , the Seethe and the slaughter , the damned become...

Here I sit set in stone Bronze and Steel, I have no emotions I do not feel. I am just a memory of those who...

night witches
on their broomstick byplanes
and crop dusters.
hot from the Kremlin...

The Lost and Brave...

Young boys, only few became men,
Death was imminent, tears were shed...

Let’s talk about talking
The table’s laid with peace linen
A salad of egos is being served...

I was just an innocent boy, so blinded to the reality of the world
Full of excitment,
When I...

This poem is a fictional, dramatic story, that takes place in a dystopian realm elaborated through the use...

The children of the war torn,let them have some peace
The joys they'll have inside their hearts,...

Ode to Vietnamese Coffee

Vietnam has the best coffee
In the damn world
Just perfect...

John (Jake) Cosmos
Novelist, Poet,
Foreign Service Officer, (US Diplomat) retired
PSC...