Poems of Richard Netherland Cook

1. A Band Of Brothers 3/30/2011
2. A Dirt Road 6/29/2010
3. A Fish Story 4/27/2011
4. A Forever Kiss 4/22/2011
5. A Handful of kisses 6/27/2010
6. A knock upon my door 6/30/2012
7. A New Day Dawning 3/10/2011
8. A Perfect Rose 6/29/2010
9. A Soldier's Spirit 3/13/2011
10. A Summer Night 6/30/2012
11. A winter night 4/22/2011
12. Across The Field 5/6/2010
13. America 6/27/2012
14. And No One Knew 4/27/2011
15. Beyond The Shore 5/6/2010
16. Bring Them Home Gently 7/28/2012
17. Child In Me 6/15/2010
18. Childhood 6/14/2012
19. Days Of Old 3/9/2011
20. Dear Mom and Dad 5/7/2010

Across The Field

Across the field ten thousand poured,
And the battle raged and the cannon's roared;
With the sounding charge of the bugle's blare
The smell of death blew through the air.

The battle raged in a smoky shield
That covered all the battlefield
Where clashing blade and musket fire
Faced the foe in its terrible ire.

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