In Memory of Mighty Men Who Marched  by Donavon L Riley  O Lord of Hosts, hear our humble heart’s prayer,…

Give No Truces to Your Enemies by Donavon L Riley “Where you recognize evil, speak out against it, and give…

Remember the Child Born  by Donavon L Riley In the mead-hall of memory, bold-hearted war-farers stand, Shield-wielders of the kingdom,…

  Boys turn into young men when they finish boot camp. Young men turn into men when the gunfire begins.…

General George S. Patton, renowned for his strategic brilliance and unwavering leadership on the battlefield during World War II, is…

Wilfred Owen, a renowned World War I poet, is considered exceptional for several reasons. Owen’s poetry is deeply rooted in…

Why You Should Write Poetry By Donavon L Riley  In the often harsh, unforgiving day to day experiences of our…

“What is this war?  It is mud, trenches, blood, rats, lice, bombs, pain, barbed wire, decaying flesh, gas, death, rain,…

  “Adorn them in hammered ribbons of gold Bloodstones for the weak, rubies for the bold. Ships to the sea…

“What is this war?  It is mud, trenches, blood, rats, lice, bombs, pain, barbed wire, decaying flesh, gas, death, rain,…