"Why, you may take the most gallant sailor, the most intrepid airman or the most audacious soldier, put them at a table together - what do you get? The sum of their fears." — Winston Churchill

" The world has turned over many times since I took the oath on the plain at West Point, and the hopes and dreams have long since vanished, but I still remember the refrain of one of the most popular barracks ballads of that day which proclaimed most proudly that old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Good-by. " -- General Macarthur

This piece reminds me of a short sory called "The Things we carry" by someone i forgot. This is a pretty good poem and would make a great momento for all our soldiers overseas now.
Aken Sol

nice work

Good job man, but honestly, I never have liked that line the sum of their/all/whoevers fears. Just me being weird. I liked the third stanza.

Another great poem, poignant and evocative. The catalysts for it just adds all the more flavor.

I like how you did this just by the inspiration of two quotes. Well done.

Pretty well done but definetly not my favorite from you. I really did admire the last stance and your extensive use of symbols, but that was really all that I truly connected with and appreciated.
The rest of the poem wasn't as beautiful and in depth as your others, Though it was pretty well done it didn't use the same imageries and symbols that capture a certain beauty, like the rest of your pieces.
Don't be offended, this is a very lovely piece of work, it's just I've seen much better from you and thats the only reason why I critisize.
So overall well done, just not your best

I love the sum of all their fears line..well done sean..Michelle

Ah, this reminds me strongly of TS Eliots "The Hollow Men"...that same sense of disapointment and confusion...i can't add anything..all seems well done..

Bold effort....oh and could you check out the comments on my poem

"inhale like a whale" you left a comment a while back and i explained your points....

"the only thing you will ever hear
is the deafening silence"
I enjoyed this poem, and the title was extremely interesting. But the above quotes out of it is definately my favorite line. I think silence is the loudest noise of all time. Anyway, not a bad poem. Keep it up.

very good. 5/5
love,
~Katie~

Great write. Loved it. >3jess

absolutely brilliant.. amazing write.. wonderful emotion.. i lyk the way ur poem ended in the last stanza.. very unique and original.. gr8 use if words to describe such confusion..
thnx 4 the comment..
God bless
keep up the talent
nouna

Once again, you've proven to me that you can write about anything and everything. Now that is one of the traits I really look for in a fellow poet and that I really admire. It shows that the writer is mature and willing to research any topic at hand, and then write a poem based on that. Awesome.
Dorotea

It was very good there's nothing i could see wrong with it,just wish i could find out how to put my poems in a format like that,and thanks for your comments

I loved it i liked they flow and it was very deep ....5/5

Another well written poem. I thought the flow was good, adn you didn't lose me. I loved the third stanza though, it hust stood out the most to my eyes.

W.O.W.

Loved the 3rd stanza. Another really great poem! I don't know what else to say really, I really liked it. Keep it up. 5/5

`Taleee