Tag: War
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Followup on Dan
I wrote last week about a friend of mine who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. This is the second friend who is a veteran of the Vietnam War. Both men belonged to a group that met almost weekly for years. The group has grown smaller with death claiming several. We don’t meet as often […]
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The Christmas Party at the St. Pete Vet Center
It was several weeks back when the VA Vet Center in St. Pete, FL had its annual Christmas Party. It is a good time for fellowship and free food, music, and just having a good time among people who understand. It is also a time to meet people of various ages who, like myself, are […]
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www.authorgordonkuhn.com
Okay, time for a commercial. If you watch tv or listen to the radio you have to listen to commercials. This is mine. I have another blog….well, I have several blogs because I am a confused person without any direction but…oh what the hell…..I am trying to sell books, okay, my books, ….autographed and mailed […]
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Carminatimotheum……say what?
Carminatimotheum…an interesting mix of names for a young “17 years old” who claims to be “truly delusional” youth who is “trapped” in his “own truth.” Hmm. very deep for a 17 year old, but perhaps not. He has a lot of poetic thoughts located at: https://loweringhimalayas.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/gone-gone-gone/ Recommendation? Do I need to say go and see […]
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Book Review!
I received this great review of Rabbit in a Box. It has also been reviewed on Good Reads and Amazon.com. It is my second book of poetry. BUY THIS BOOK AND WIDOWS CLIFF AS WELL! Powerful poetry – free verse that may set you as free as it does the author. I have his WIDOWS […]
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A Tribute to World War II Sniper Ted Gundy
World War II sniper veteran, Ted Gundy, was a sniper during the Battle of the Bulge. Ted hadn’t seen his Army issued Springfield 1903A4 since 1944, but he’s in for a surprise and then he’ll try a shot he’s never fathomed…1,000 yards with a modern sniper rifle, AMU’s custom Remington 700 via A Tribute to […]
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BATTLE FLAG
BATTLE FLAG Copyright 2013 Gordon Kuhn All Rights Reserved The battle flag snapped and swung up to fly in the wind Above the post on the hill that even God had forgotten about back then Rifles swung up and pointed out and down across the clearing Searing rounds were sent out for the human shearing […]
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FRIGHTENED
FRIGHTENED It’s nine in the morning. I don’t recall the year. Sometime seventies? Maybe eighties? Matters not the year. What matters is the fear! I came a visitor, Traveling past my nephews to share A moment with them for me to stop and see And stopped unexpectedly there Surprised them the night before To stay […]
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BOOKS
I’ve two books out now. The Widow’s Cliff and other Poems and the new one Rabbit in a Box which is 160 pages and is broken into like/kind areas so that, as an example, the section about working for a living has poems about cab drivers, cooks, waitresses as well as prostitutes. Both can be downloaded to a kindle […]
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New Video.
http://animoto.com/play/2xFtKw30JY4mGaIQO15lzA A new video about my poetry and specifically The Widow’s Cliff and Other Poems.
THOUGHTS OF A POET IN THE RAIN 