Glenn, (GES) is one of my favorite bloggers and commentors here on TPMCafe. He recently blogged about pictures of ancestors in the southern United States.

I was reading that blog again and his poignant remarks which reminded me of a poem I wrote many years ago. I thought I'd share it with any who'd care to read.

Plink, Plink, Plink

The plink, plink, plink

of raindrops

on a tin roof

is a sound

that echoes

through my

childhood years.

Through my memory’s eye

I see those times.

The sight of dew

on the earth at dawn.

Through my mind’s ear

I hear those sounds.

The sound of Mama yelling

“Wake up for school!”

A lot of sights

and sounds

of youth

are forever gone.

Never to be dredged

from the depths

of my soul.

But with every

summer rain

one memory

echoes loud

The plink, plink, plink

of raindrops

on a tin roof.

Our government has intensified its search for the three missing American soldiers. They're dropping leaflets asking Iraqis for help in finding them. They've increased patrols and detained many for questioning.

Here's the thing:

WHAT THE HELL WERE TWO HUMVEES containing so few troops doing in that neighborhood at 4AM without back-up? Is "Georgie's" new "strategy in Iraq" to flood Baghdad with additional troops but leave them out there in groups so small they are attacked and captured to be used as pawns in this civil war?

BRILLIANT! Why didn't I think of that?

Sometimes these guys make me dizzy! I have to go lie down for a while so my poor little "liberal" brain can process the genius the conservatives in power possess. I'm sure with enough rest, I'll be able to comprehend the benefit of such a "strategy."

Deanie, one of the bloggers on TPMCafe posted this this morning:

http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/deanie_mills/2007/may/13/the_lost_boys_uncoffined

I commented on her blog with the following which I decided to post here for everyone's consideration:

Deanie,

You're one of the best writers on this or any other site. Your blogs always hit home and this one is no exception.

"Cannon Fodder" is a horrible term and so appropriate for the deaths in Iraq. There was NO genuine reason for us to invade that sovereign nation. The Neo-Con monsters who decided to make this tragedy a reality shoulder complete responsibility for EVERY American who has died there.

As I have said before... I wish there were a Hell for "Georgie" and his puppet masters.

The poignance of this blog is breathtaking! It takes me back to "Moore" a great kid in Vietman. I have a picture of his helmet with the bullet hole through it. It entered in the left front and exited in the left rear and didn't touch his head. It was a miracle! But another round caught him in the left leg and shattered the femur. We did all we could but he lost that leg. I have another picture of him in the hospital in Danang with that helmet hanging on the bedpost and a big, bright smile on his 21 year old face. He'd survived! His leg was gone but he was alive. Then, an embolism sent him into cardiac arrest. We did CPR and revived him. He was placed on a plane to Tokyo in critical but stable condition. Another embolism took his life on that plane. I'll never forget his name or his face!

They aren't nameless, "Georgie!" I wasn't nameless!

Each brave man and woman who has served this country in time of war had a name. Each had parents and family who loved them. Each was patriotic beyond words.

I'm not talking about the "hypocritical" patriotism that "Georgie," Dick "The Monster" Cheney and the rest of the Neo-Con beasts who brought this shame on America have. I'm talking about REAL, HONEST, GENUINE patriotism. I'm talking about the kind it takes to stand for something when doing that may mean you DIE! I'm talking about the kind of patriotism it takes to stand up in the face of the "Patriot Act" and the other horrors of "Bush World" which threaten all our civil liberties to blog the truth on this and other sites. I'm talking about TRUE PATRIOTS like Deanie, Glenn, Tom, Howard and so many others who scream against the hurricane of FALSE PATRIOTS like "Georgie!"

This blog is enough to make a man cry! It's enough to make a man think! It's enough to make a man ANGRY!

Thank you, Deanie, for all you do!