Cold Rage
Within The Honed Professionals
In The Mud Colored Camo
Lurks A Hidden Sense
Of Right And Wrong
Of Honor And Obligation
Forged Through Years Of Service
To The Colors
For The Nation,
Of The Corps
Marines They Are
And Will Always Be
To Their Own Drum
Throbbing The Count
They Listen First and Last
Waiting Now Silent
Cold And Hard
Like Flat Water At Dawn
For News Of Brother Held
For Ransom Undeliverable
For Silent Assent Of Release
On His Expected Death
The Ancient Cry Of "Havoc"!
With Blood They Shall Pay
Till No More Are Found
Who Such Deeds Would Dare
Till The Sands Scream
Enough! No More!
Till Furtive Shadows
No More Are Seen
Before The Dawn
Planting Death
Along The Market Road,
Till No More The Thunder
Of Shattered Square
The Screams Of Wounded
Ringing Through The Dust
Till Last Flag Draped Casket
Finds It’s Long Way Home
Till Nation Proud Says
Enough, Muster, Count The Cost
Fill Your Ranks Anew
With Warriors True
Ready To Again Wait
For Battles Call
Cold Rage To Nurse
Till Moment Again Comes
For It’s Release
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© 1, July 2004 Joseph A. Merrill IIIAll Rights Reserved
Sarge the Poet
Written In Response To This letter
30,
June 2004
A Marines
Promise
An Open Letter to Al-Qa'ida
Music From

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A Poem Cycle By Sarge the Poet
"Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the Dogs of War"
Written Late Winter 2001
To The Corps Of
Astronauts
Our Little Noticed Heroes
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The Line | Flanders Visit
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