The Salute

For the Almighty Army... Watch the video at the YouTube channel - TSB Worldwide. 7th poem from my book, DSS-The Enigma.

Some men, very attentive, can be seen,
far on the border, across the sands.
They keep their eyes open all the time
and ensure our safety with their sinewy hands.

For their life, there is no insurance,
is there anyone to ask, who are they?
The place where they stand, there is no safety,
is there anyone to ask, how are they?

It’s all about their invincible will and brawny arms,
they fight as strong as they can.
I’ve seen one of them, fighting,
they seem to me like immortals, not men.

They lose their lives,
to let us live.
They are the mighty soldiers, to whom,
I have ‘Salute’ as the only thing to give.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

any soldier who fights for his or her country should be saluted...even when the cause isn't one we all agree with. They are doing their loyal duty, fulfilling their obligation to try to keep country's safe...
we may not like those who put them in that situation, but we must respect that their lives are on the line every day.
j.

[Jason Gartin]

Enjoyed this very much. You are skilled in the poetry craft without a doubt. I salute you, my new friend!!

[Devansh Shekhar Shukla]

Thank you so much Jason :)

[poetgurl]

I really enjoyed this, so truthful. My hubby was in the Military. So thank you for this write. Awesome!

[Devansh Shekhar Shukla]

Thanks a lot!

[Ksenia Kazantseva]

I really liked this. The musicality, the emphasis and the subject of the poem.

I would just remove "very attentive" in the first line - as the musicality begins a little off.

Otherwise amazing!

[Devansh Shekhar Shukla]

Thanks Ksenia for your review and suggestion :) Glad you liked it...

[Betty Hermelee]

Honoring brave men, not really knowing who they are, but keeping you safe.
Nice poem

[Devansh Shekhar Shukla]

Thank you so much!

[Betty Hermelee]

You’re welcome

[John the Baptist]

All credit to those who put themselves in harm's way for others.

[Devansh Shekhar Shukla]

You're absolutely right.

[larryb]

Very nice you have a lot of talent, and ty for supporting Vets

[Devansh Shekhar Shukla]

Thank you as well!

[Alexandra G.]

Amazing poem... loved it! Thanks for this piece... Blessings!

[Devansh Shekhar Shukla]

Thanks a lot, Alexandra.

[Ava Rose]

This is good!
Sorry for getting back to your read-request so late; I mainly use Booksie.com as a writing outlet and writerscafe.org is just something I'm trying to use to get a larger audience and see a larger variety of writing with.
Obviously, India's soldiers and America's soldiers have fought before in the cold war so their relationship may not be the steadiest but the beautiful thing about writing is that it goes all over the world so this makes it possible for me to hear the voices of people from other countries.
It was really beautiful and it's clear you chose your words carefully. Great work.
--AR

[Devansh Shekhar Shukla]

You are right. No one and nothing can stop writings from reaching the whole world. Thank you so much, Ava, for your review.

[Anjeline]

It's absolutely wonderful and a great tribute to the soldiers and army men of every country. The lines are carefully crafted with very nice meaning in each one. Great work 👍

[Devansh Shekhar Shukla]

Thank you so much!

[Autumn L Gibbs]

This poem holds such strong emotion and truth. I appreciate all those soldiers do for us. Your poem is very beautiful my friend.
A.G.

[Devansh Shekhar Shukla]

Thank you so very much :)

[Autumn L Gibbs]

Your so very welcome