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Homeless, and haunting, his story, quite old
Living a vagrant’s life, in this world, so cold
Once proud to serve, with honor and respect
He finds himself, returned, empty and wrecked
Word of the Day – Haunting
Ragtag Daily Prompt – Vagrant
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Night Owl Poetry - Dorinda Duclos 
Thanks for spotlighting this important issue!
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Thank you for sharing it! xoxo
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I love that you have a social/civic conscious!
xoxoxo
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Thank you very much! 🙂
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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So sad and moving.
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Thanks so much, Marje! ❤
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An unfortunate reality for so many Veterans, and you captured it well.
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I truly hope something can be done, and soon. Thank you.
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Reblogged this on Walt's Writings and commented:
A short, powerful poem on homeless veterans.
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Thanks so much for the share, my friend. Something needs to be done!!
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You’re very welcome dear friend! 😊💛
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As a veteran this touched my soul. Thank you for this Dorinda. You hit the heart of the problem in a powerful and heartwrenching poem. God bless you dear friend. 💛
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Thank you, Sir Walt, for your service and your friendship. I pray we find a way to help these men and women find the peace they so truly deserve… ❤
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I feel so blessed that I have what I have and that my life was not affected like it has been fir so many of my brothers. ❤
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😊
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Beautifully expressed. A lovely write for the forgotten
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Thanks so much, Drew. Would be better if it never needed to be written 😦
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Truly, the forgotten.
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So sad, Syl 😦
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It is, Dorinda 😦
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Wow, Dorinda. This is so overwhelming.
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A sad reality for many of the men and women who have returned from war, only to be faced with hatred. You can hate the war, but not those who serve. Thanks, Robbie.
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Oohh so sad ..you captured the agony of our brave soldiers (that’s how i see this)returning home from war..
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Yes, that is exactly what I portrayed here. Thank you.
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