<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468998476034533433</id><updated>2024-09-11T10:41:49.541-07:00</updated><category term="life"/><category term="soldier pain"/><category term="veteran"/><category term="disappoint"/><category term="disgrace"/><category term="dishonor"/><title type='text'>A Soldier&#39;s Pain: Poetry</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8468998476034533433/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>yancey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15377461076425103300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKrvbEXdO6H4zFRWDtsWeXDjwJBuHoxj-PY60CXdl4VW6B92CoNcykc6JFbrTzbQFldkHmMoZkAA7Gie0pX9LcgHdYUH3oY5sCM9EuyLRK4rA0kUfd25uQ9J8lpl6ig/s220/Cover_for_Yancey_Lane.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468998476034533433.post-5946187198159930328</id><published>2011-12-16T05:42:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-16T05:42:25.492-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soldier pain"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="veteran"/><title type='text'>Do Not Cry for Me Now</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN&quot;&gt;Do not cry for me now&lt;br /&gt;
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Do not shed another tear&lt;br /&gt;
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Because I am happy now&lt;br /&gt;
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In a place of wondrous abound&lt;br /&gt;
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With my brothers below&lt;br /&gt;
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Who fell beside me so&lt;br /&gt;
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We are where we belong&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/feeds/5946187198159930328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/2011/12/do-not-cry-for-me-now.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8468998476034533433/posts/default/5946187198159930328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8468998476034533433/posts/default/5946187198159930328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/2011/12/do-not-cry-for-me-now.html' title='Do Not Cry for Me Now'/><author><name>yancey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15377461076425103300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKrvbEXdO6H4zFRWDtsWeXDjwJBuHoxj-PY60CXdl4VW6B92CoNcykc6JFbrTzbQFldkHmMoZkAA7Gie0pX9LcgHdYUH3oY5sCM9EuyLRK4rA0kUfd25uQ9J8lpl6ig/s220/Cover_for_Yancey_Lane.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468998476034533433.post-736826941466652151</id><published>2011-12-12T13:55:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T13:55:31.943-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soldier pain"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="veteran"/><title type='text'>Thee Fall</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN&quot;&gt;Alone I stand against the masses of death &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching out for a life unknown&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I step in the way of those who should not be &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To make a statement of the waste I see&lt;br /&gt;
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I not alone hold the true key &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To bring about the change we need &lt;br /&gt;
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I set forth to let it known&lt;br /&gt;
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I will not stand alone &lt;br /&gt;
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No more will it be &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We should give ourselves to thee&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I bring about a passion to all &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Would be so small  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It would never leave their breaths &lt;br /&gt;
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Hopefully to put thee to rest &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We come one and all&lt;br /&gt;
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To see thouest fall&lt;br /&gt;
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From the grace of the land we know&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/feeds/736826941466652151/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/2011/12/thee-fall.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8468998476034533433/posts/default/736826941466652151'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8468998476034533433/posts/default/736826941466652151'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/2011/12/thee-fall.html' title='Thee Fall'/><author><name>yancey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15377461076425103300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKrvbEXdO6H4zFRWDtsWeXDjwJBuHoxj-PY60CXdl4VW6B92CoNcykc6JFbrTzbQFldkHmMoZkAA7Gie0pX9LcgHdYUH3oY5sCM9EuyLRK4rA0kUfd25uQ9J8lpl6ig/s220/Cover_for_Yancey_Lane.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468998476034533433.post-5794521001156232262</id><published>2011-12-10T06:14:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T06:14:06.921-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soldier pain"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="veteran"/><title type='text'>The Walking</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN&quot;&gt;To the death I do go&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To the life I will abide&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To my soul I give to thee&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To my life I want to be&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I walk among the days&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While I am in the night&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So I must take my soul&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
And give it life&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/feeds/5794521001156232262/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/2011/12/walking.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8468998476034533433/posts/default/5794521001156232262'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8468998476034533433/posts/default/5794521001156232262'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/2011/12/walking.html' title='The Walking'/><author><name>yancey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15377461076425103300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKrvbEXdO6H4zFRWDtsWeXDjwJBuHoxj-PY60CXdl4VW6B92CoNcykc6JFbrTzbQFldkHmMoZkAA7Gie0pX9LcgHdYUH3oY5sCM9EuyLRK4rA0kUfd25uQ9J8lpl6ig/s220/Cover_for_Yancey_Lane.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468998476034533433.post-3176488148669707974</id><published>2011-12-09T11:05:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-09T11:05:49.615-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="disappoint"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soldier pain"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="veteran"/><title type='text'>A Soldiers Death</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN&quot;&gt;To see the faces of ones who died &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I feel their deaths abide&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the Earth below&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I mourn for all who now subsides&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the dust we provide&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I march on to beat of a drum&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To one day join those who life now gone&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I make their deaths known to all who hear&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In honor of those who fell so dear &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To the deaths door they went&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Knowing full well what it have meant&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now our cries they do not hear &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Only the sounds of a life so dear&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/feeds/3176488148669707974/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/2011/12/soldiers-death.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8468998476034533433/posts/default/3176488148669707974'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8468998476034533433/posts/default/3176488148669707974'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/2011/12/soldiers-death.html' title='A Soldiers Death'/><author><name>yancey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15377461076425103300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKrvbEXdO6H4zFRWDtsWeXDjwJBuHoxj-PY60CXdl4VW6B92CoNcykc6JFbrTzbQFldkHmMoZkAA7Gie0pX9LcgHdYUH3oY5sCM9EuyLRK4rA0kUfd25uQ9J8lpl6ig/s220/Cover_for_Yancey_Lane.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468998476034533433.post-4483666981534236736</id><published>2011-12-09T10:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-09T10:59:20.659-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="disappoint"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="disgrace"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dishonor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soldier pain"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="veteran"/><title type='text'>Dishonor</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN&quot;&gt;My burden, My shame, My disgrace to the end&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I must carry it all everywhere I go &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
My life is but a shadow unto what it use to be&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So sad I am I can not be what I was before&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Go on I must &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To try to much &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To gain what I&#39;ve lost&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So my life is what I make &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So much I see so much I take&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Life can not be so cold as this&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I must be able to get rid of it&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Long is the road to regain me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/feeds/4483666981534236736/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/2011/12/dishonor.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8468998476034533433/posts/default/4483666981534236736'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8468998476034533433/posts/default/4483666981534236736'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://asoldierspain.blogspot.com/2011/12/dishonor.html' title='Dishonor'/><author><name>yancey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15377461076425103300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKrvbEXdO6H4zFRWDtsWeXDjwJBuHoxj-PY60CXdl4VW6B92CoNcykc6JFbrTzbQFldkHmMoZkAA7Gie0pX9LcgHdYUH3oY5sCM9EuyLRK4rA0kUfd25uQ9J8lpl6ig/s220/Cover_for_Yancey_Lane.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>