TOGETHER FOREVER

 

Let us begin

On a journey together

Take my hand

And we'll last forever

Lets share our dreams

And our fantasies

We'll climb the mountains

And cross the seas

Together we'll stand

Against the rain

And our love

Will never strain

When the end

Does finally come

And the stars go out

One by one

I'll hold you in

My arms again

And let the "Grand

Finale" begin

Then when we drift

To the heavens above

We will have shared

The greatest love

That the earth

Has ever known

And the heavens

Will be our home

 

by Chris Dunn

 

 

This was my FAVORITE until I wrote LIFE AND death.

Have a great day one and all!!

Chris...........

Nice pic of you and Lynn!!!!   Wonderful poem to her too

This has been so nice of you to share with all of us your talent for writing poetry.   

And to think you're  a soldier too!!!   (you know I'm only joking)

love and peace.........Anne Marie

Seems like I am late in the game here.. I admit is behind..

I too am a huge poetry writer. I wrote a poem for my brother on his wedding day when he was deployed (married one week before deployment); for my Uncle when he died, and numerous other occassions in my lifetime. It is a great way to express yourself. I also have written music lyrics in my life and find music another great epxression. My kids seem to have taken up on that skill.

But, I have to admit, when a man does it,well wow, something about it makes it that much more special. So, please don't ever lose that wonderful talent you have in yourself. Please always know how much we all here not only stand by you, support you and admire you and your fellow service men and women, but I think most of us see you as extended family. That is a big family when you think about the good ole USA, but our arms are big enough to hug all of you, even if you may never tangibly feel it, we are praying for all of you and indeed our arms are stretched wide to do all we can to make you never forget how much we care back home.

Thank you again for sharing your talent with us. That is a special gift- don't ever hide it.

 Lynn

WOW.... I got scared there for a minute Lynn.... because my WIFE'S name is Lynn! lol

Thank you for your kind words. Poetry was something that was pushed into for school in the 10th grade... I didn't look forward to the project and it took me forever to write the first one. I got an "A" for it and from that moment on I was HOOKED!! I have shared them with anyone willing to listen or read, but I have always wanted a bigger audience.

 Well I think I found it! Remember though... this is my way of Thanking ALL of you for supporting ALL of us!!

 

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Thank you for proving that young men DO write poetry!  May I share these with the students in my English classes?  I teach at an all-male school.  Some of my students do like to write, most think it is unmanly unless you can rap it.  I also want to thank you for the sacrifices you are enduring.  You and your unit mates are in my prayers daily!

Sure you may... as I said... I've always wanted a bigger audience! The more these get passed around the more I feel they are worthile. I love them and the people they were written for love them, but for other people to even just like them... means a lot to me!!

 

On that note... The poem "LIFE AND death"... was one I sared with a patient at a hospital I worked at about six years ago.  One evenning II walked by his room and glanced in nodding a "hello". He lay on his side facing the door and looked very sad. So, sad that I came back to the door and asked him if he was OK. He said yes in a very quiet voice so I stepped into his room and asked him if there was anything I could get him. He said no even quiter then before. I asked him again if he was OK and said that he just learned he had terinal cancer. I said I was sorry and after a short pause asked him if I could share something with him. He said yes and I told him why I had written the poem and who I had written it for, then I recited it to him.

I have always been told that I have a good voice and pronunciate my words well. Since it is very quiet in hospitals, he had no problem hearing me. When I finished his eyes were misty but his face was clearer. He thanked me for sharing it with him and I told him my name and said if he need anything to just ring for me.

The next day I brought him a copy of the poem because I felt like he liked it. When I got to his room his wife was there and he introduced me to her. Then he said he had a favor to ask me. He said; "Chris, will you alllow this to be read at my funeral?" Let me tell you something... it took my breath away! I told him yes and that it was the biggest compliment I have ever had on a poem.

This is the reason I love to share my poems, I want the poems to touch people in what ever way possible. I hope that at least one of these poems will touch one of you in a way that you need. Please know that everyone here... even those who don't take the time to wirte AS Supporters back... really do appreciate all you have done and will do!

 

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!

Chris

You are about to make all the women cry. I think we can all ALMOST   feel a tad bit jealous of your wife. From one Lynn to another.. you are one lucky woman. Chris I enjoy reading your posts too. Again, a gift from God- which duh, makes sense. Your gift touches others and therefore that is what God has intended for you to do. Thank you for this other call of duty within your soul.

 Lynn

(the other Lynn  ha ha  in Raleigh, NC!)

Thank you Lynn! I do not intend to make any body to cry but it is also a compliment and I will take all those I can get. This next poem I will dedicate to the WOMEN of AnySoldier.... (and any man is who is comfortable with who he is). I wrote this one when I was in Saudi Arabia also... it was written for a very lovely, very kind and warm, fun loving Nurse. She was a big woman with a bigger personality. I feel that all women are beautiful until they prove themselves to be .... otherwise inside! So, this is for all of you and I hope from this point on... you will stop thinking about the book cover!

 

BEAUTY WITHIN

 

Beauty does not come from your skin

 

Beauty is something that comes from within

 

It is a glow that may start

 

From the center of your heart

 

A burning of intense fire

 

A giving of immense desire

 

Of a life you want to share with others

 

It is not something that comes and goes

 

But it is a thing that everyone knows

 

Just looking at you all can see

 

The beauty you are and will always be

 

 

 

by Chris Dunn

March 1991 

 

I was hoping it would turn out like that! Here is what I want you to do; Copy and paste this into a word document page and take a look at the picture. I wrote this poem line for line like a normal person does. But, before I gave it to my friend I double spaced it and centered it then printed it. I checked it to make sure there was not mistakes and as I got ready to go give it to her I looked at it.... when you look at it.... tell me what you see.

 

Thank you all for being more then just Americans that care. You are Ameircans that care for Any Soldiers and it shows in all you do!!

Hey, Number 1 Dunn,

Looks like a silhouette to me. Very cool. I'm going to hang this one on my bulletin board near my desk.

Thanks so much for sharing these with us.

 

Chris, Thank-You:-)

Like I said to you already, there are some days I REALLY need to hear this. So like Jenifer I will tape it on my PC desk, although I havent been able to quite view a silhouette, its the writing that matters to me.

Thanks so much Chris, its beautiful. That is quite a story that goes with your Life And Death Poem as well, bittersweet. I am sure your wife reads your works often for re-connection, as they are beautiful and full of love for her. Very Speciall :-)

Take Care, Stay Well, Stay Safe.

Love Nanc

Well if you really want to see the silhouette all you have to do is place a space between each sentence, then "center" the entire poem. But, like you said it is the content and not the look that matters most. I used to have my Mom read all my poems as I finished each one (those that I wrote back then). Although she did support my writings I am sure she tired of hearing "HERE MOM, READ THIS ONE!" Well actually I know she at least tired of the style because she used to try to encourage me to try different syles. But, I was happy to be writing at all and didn't try right away although I did later. Well I wrote this poem to prove to her that the (catch this Nanc) style didn't matter it was the content! I also want to dedicate this to all you MOTHERS out there....................

 

 

MOTHER 

 

THE JOB A MOTHER HAS A MAN CAN NEVER KNOW

UNLESS IN HER FOOTSTEPS HE HAS HAD TO GO

SO I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE OF THE JOB SHE MUST DO

AND THESE WORDS I HAVE WRITTEN MOM, ARE ESPECIALLY FOR YOU

THANKS FOR YOUR NEVER ENDING SUPPLY OF LOVE

AND FOR TEACHING US ABOUT OUR GOD ABOVE

FOR THE GOOD TIMES AND THE BAD TIMES

FOR THE NICKLES AND THE DIMES

FOR THE SPANKINGS WE THOUGHT WE NEVER NEEDED

ON ALL THOSE OCCASSIONS YOUR WORDS WE HADN'T HEEDED

THANKS FOR TEACHING US RIGHT FROM WRONG

SHARING OUR SICKNESSES ON THE NIGHTS THAT WERE LONG

EACH CHRISTMAS YOU SHOWED US ALL THE JOY

IN THE GIVING AND RECEIVING OF A TOY

THANKS FOR ALL THINGS BIG AND LITTLE

FOR GIVING US THE ANSWERS TO EACH AND EVERY RIDDLE

I COULD GO ON AND ON AND COULDN'T BE THROUGH

TO THANK YOU  FOR BEING A MOTHER LIKE YOU

A PERSON CAN'T HEAR "I LOVE YOU" ENOUGH

AND WE FELL SHORT DURING OUR LIFE THAT WAS ROUGH

BUT THANKS TO YOU, WE APPRECIATE WHAT WE'VE GOT

EVEN IF IT'S NOT A LOT

I SPEAK FOR ALL OF US AND YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE

THAT WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A GREAT LOVE FOR YOU

 

BY CHRIS DUNN

1986

 

 

 

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Hello Chris and fellow AS Junkies....

Wow....another great poem.   Like you said Chris (in an earlier post ) you wanted a bigger audience.........and I DO BELIEVE YOU HAVE IT NOW!!!!    Keep them rolling.    I to am gonna print out the Beauty Within.   I think sometimes with all the things us women "juggle" we need to feel that too!!!   

Thanks.............again.............back to you and ALL OF OUR TROOPS.........

Love and peace          Amour  et  paix...............Anne Marie

So...... while I was in Desert Storm after I wrote the poem "Together We Stand", I also wrote what was SUPPOSE to be a poem, but ended up as a song. It is one of about six or eight I have, but it is definitely my favorite!! I hope you all enjoy it.

 

There’s Too Many Questions

 

There’s too many questions

And not enough answers

To every day living

And the problems of life

 

Where are we going

Where have we been

What are we doing

When will it end

 

I want to set my soul free

I want to fly like a bird

To the end of the universe

To the beginning of time

I want to talk to God

I want to ask him why

Why are we living

And why do we die

 

First He’ll take my hand

And show me the light

He’ll show me the difference

Between wrong and right

 

Then He’ll pick me up

And He’ll fly me home

He’ll tell me I never

Have to be alone

 

I want to set my soul free

I want to fly like a bird

To the end of the universe

To the beginning of time

I want to talk to God

I want to ask him why

Why are we living

And why do we die

 

Now the questions are answered

And I can live my life

To the fullest

Without any strife

 

So take my hand

I’ll show you the way

The joys of tomorrow

The joys of today

 

And we can set our souls free

And we can fly like a bird

To the end of the universe

To the beginning of time

And we can talk to God

And when we ask him why

He’ll show us a living

Where we never will die

Where we never will die

 

I want to set my soul free

I want to fly like a bird

To the end of the universe

To the beginning of time

I want to talk to God

I want to ask him why

Why are we living

And why do we die

 

And we can set our souls free

And we can fly like a bird

To the end of the universe

To the beginning of time

And we can talk to God

And when we ask him why

He’ll show us a living

Where we never will die

Where we never will die

Never will die

Never will die

Never will

D   I    E    E    E   E    e    e    e    e    e

 

By Chris Dunn

April 1991

 

A Song:-) I liked that, it answers quite a few that many have (questions). The one who has the Real Bigger Picture.

Thank you Chris Helps me to remember how I got here in the first place:-)

Thank you to for the note: I can ship this Saturday knowing that:-) Its good to know that She'll take whatever we send for that area from the lists. Plus what the other AS supporters can send, She Obviously has quite a need. The amount of ppl that are there I daresay disposables are used up quickly. I thank her for letting us help, and thank you Chris for all your help from your end. ...now all I need to find are the just right shipping boxes :-)

Take Care, Stay Well, Stay Safe - Thank you for the music

Love Nanc 

This doesn't say it as eloquently as I had hoped, but I got an email from the FIRST supporter we got... saying she sent out TWO MORE packages. I just can't find the words to convey the feelings that we all get... when we get something from people.... MOST of them strangers that just want to show their love and support. Thank you all a thousand times over... THANK YOU ALL!

 

ODE TO THE HERO... AT HOME!

 

This is for YOU

As YOU sit within YOUR fort

Though many do nothing

YOU’VE decided to give your support

 

Daily YOU go through each task

Of doing each day to day thing

But as each day comes and goes

YOU think of the joy that YOU will bring

 

When YOUR package arrives at the other end

To people YOU may not even know

Or to a brother… a sister… maybe just a friend

All because YOU want to show

 

That YOU truly believe and have faith in us

And support all that we do

And because YOU pray for us nightly

These words I write for YOU

 

YOUR package may be sent to a stranger

To “Any Soldier” that YOU have never met

But YOU’RE sure it’s to a GOOD person

One YOU’D be willing to bet

 

Has family members praying softly for them

To return safely from this place

That is so far from their home

So they can see the joy in their face

 

This “Any Soldier wants to thank YOU

For all YOU’VE done and do

For YOUR gifts and prayers

And for always being TRUE

 

For all the “Any Soldier” Supporters

From all of the “Any Soldiers”

 

SFC Dunn, Christopher

08 March, 2008