DI – richwrapper

“Day 14 PISC – 1967 Tanka”

“Mail Call”

DI holds letter

in one hand and calls your name.

Slap mail with both hands.

Pray it does not drop, or worse:

has candy or gum inside!

October 6, 2015 by richwrapper Categories: Boot Camp, J Richards, Parris Island, PISC, Poem, Poetry, Tanka, USMCTags: 1967, Boot Camp, candy, DI, gum, Mail Call, Parris Island, PISC

“Day 8 (3) PISC -1967

The Great Big Monster

DI just whirled ‘Bug Eye’

by the ears – magic!

September 28, 2015 by richwrapper Categories: Boot Camp, DI, Haiku, J Richards, Poem, Poetry, USMCTags: 'Bug Eye' magic!, DI, Monster DI, PISC

“Day 5, PISC – 1967”

(“The Snap-kick & Punch That Saved Us”)

Madman DI sent

away – he berserked two

‘prives’ looking at him!

September 24, 2015 by richwrapper Categories: Boot Camp, Haiku, J Richards, Poetry, USMCTags: 'prives', berserked, DI, Madman