Monday, December 11, 2023

Battle of the Bulge By Doug Holder


For Lawrence J. Holder

soldiers in trees
lament to crosby's
white christmas
men wear corsages of blood.
war, that bright
vivid. red affliction
a flying hand
bitch slaps
his mess kit
a horrific side dish--
men mock the
geneva convention
and put their pistols
to the craniums
of German soldiers
the innocent
eyes of young men
clouded with jaded dust
the artillery
bombs their ears
and will do so
for years....







Doug Holder is the co-president of the New England Poetry Club, and the founder of the Ibbetson Street Press. He teaches creative writing at Endicott College, and his work has appeared in Molecule, Soul-lit, Worcester Review, South Florida Poetry Journal and more..


Co-President of the New England Poetry Club
Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene   http://dougholder.blogspot.com

Ibbetson Street Press  http://www.ibbetsonpress.com

Poet to Poet/Writer to Writer  http://www.poettopoetwritertowriter.blogspot.com

Doug Holder CV http://www.dougholderresume.blogspot.com

Doug Holder's Columns in The Somerville Times

https://www.thesomervilletimes.com/?s=%22Doug+Holder%22&x=0&y=0
Doug Holder's collection at the Internet Archive   https://archive.org/details/@dougholder



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