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Vietnam Medic
Vietnam Medic
hills of Vietnam
where medic
bandages wounds
of Odin’s warriors
as jungle blues
Sing from radio
In cool air
Of mountain Gods
Upon steep slopes
Rising from bamboo forest
In thatched roof hut
where small TV
Projects ghostly cinema
Of moon walkers
In 1969
For idyllic medicine man
Under roof of heaven
With occasional gunfire
To keep him honest
© 2024 by John Hindle
hills of Vietnam
where medic
bandages wounds
of Odin’s warriors
as jungle blues
Sing from radio
In cool air
Of mountain Gods
Upon steep slopes
Rising from bamboo forest
In thatched roof hut
where small TV
Projects ghostly cinema
Of moon walkers
In 1969
For idyllic medicine man
Under roof of heaven
With occasional gunfire
To keep him honest
© 2024 by John Hindle
Published 7th Apr 2024
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17th Jul 2024 8:16am
17th Jul 2024 11:49am
Thank you so much Izzy. Very glad you picked up on the intensity and found my poem well written. I was very glad to have met this man at a bus stop. All of this is based on his true life experiences in Vietnam as a medic there.
John
John
18th Jul 2024 4:56am
thats pretty awesome! sounds like a lucky experience for you to hear this man's story!
