Poems 'n Quotes

MurPHy · Post by **MurPHy** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 4:27 am

Here we go! Hold on tight! It's Quotes 'n Poems 'o MurPHy time!

I have some free time, so I'm posting this stuff onto DAC. The poems are by me (like 'em?).

Ode to Death

And lo, unto you Death are man's greatest fears. You, the divider,
the great destroyer, He who in his Almighty power makes us as
equals. Something we, in our humanly ignorance, could not attain
in life. The King, the Serf; Both are as equals under Your power.

Patriot

In the Army now.
I serve my country,
My state,
My people.
They ship me to destinations unknown,
Whether I go to fight I know not.
But I know,
That if I die,
They will honor me,
For my courage.
When I think,
Of such things as this,
I remember the words of Nathan Hale,
"I regret that I have but one life to give for my country."
I lie on my bunk,
Content with this,
That I will live and die,
A Patriot.

In the beginning of change the patriot is a scarce man;
brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however,
the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.
-- Mark Twain

War Poem

To war I march
I know not what I shall see
But bravery and courage shall see me through
For those who came before
And those who come after
We brothers who know the beat of war
For they I fight.

If something can go wrong, it will.
- MurphyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s Law

War is not nice.
- Barbara Bush

NOTE: This comment shows how much the First Lady knows about combat. Hmph.

Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life.
- J.R.R. Tolkien

The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.
- General George C. Patton

avenger69ie · Post by **avenger69ie** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 4:37 am

ode to death is good.
i liked this line best
The King, the Serf; Both are as equals under Your power.

very good

MurPHy · Post by **MurPHy** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 4:44 am

ode to death is good.
i liked this line best
The King, the Serf; Both are as equals under Your power.

very good

Thanks. I wrote it after watching Glory. It's a great Civil War flick, with Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and some other big-name actors in it.

Alphawulf · Post by **Alphawulf** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 5:22 am

Those are really good man. I'm gonna use them in some of my English classes. Ode to death was what I thought was the best. I'll probably get an A if I use that.

avenger69ie · Post by **avenger69ie** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 5:30 am

MurPHy wrote:
ode to death is good.
i liked this line best
The King, the Serf; Both are as equals under Your power.

very good
Thanks. I wrote it after watching Glory. It's a great Civil War flick, with Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and some other big-name actors in it.

Ahh yeah, mattew broderick too, i've seen it, its fairly long and harsh, enjoyable too though.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 5:40 am

"I have always believed that at least half the famous people in history never existed." -Philip K. Dick

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:15 am

Through the wastes I ride
A shotgun by my side
Polishing my highway-man - A Finnish Hi-ku

iohkus · Post by **iohkus** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:50 am

i wrote a wasteland poem in gr 11 english

it was pretty dope but i forget it

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:34 pm

poetry - www.teenangstpoetry.com lewl

quotes - "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I'll never know." -Groucho Marx

"Good afternoon. I am Groucho Marx, the living legend. Do you have the nerve to charge me for a ticket?" -Grouch Marx, trying to get free admission into a movie theater.