Swimming by David Plumb

Swimming Just off the coast of North Vietnam we took six prisoners, stripped them naked on the teakwood deck of our U.S.S. Newport News, the largest cruiser in the fleet with its nine, eight inch rapid-fire guns. They stood small Continue reading Swimming by David Plumb

The Homeless Envelope by David Plumb

The Homeless Envelope The fat yellow manila envelope on the Bank of America window ledge at Stockton and Columbus said, Darryl Woodson, homeless. The poor state of his life attested by dental clinic sheet with bus token taped on that Continue reading The Homeless Envelope by David Plumb

Billy Sweeney by David Plumb

Billy Sweeney Sweeney believed General MacArthur when he said he had the North Koreans in a corner, but Billy Sweeney got caught in the crossfire and ran right into an enemy platoon. As tough as the little guy from Wyoming Continue reading Billy Sweeney by David Plumb

The Professor Said by David Plumb

The Professor Said I teach soldiers back from war. I hear so much silence. I see such glow Pride, a slim yes an offset remark or two. They sit muscle-sharp A pin drop, a cut A dark brow A tuft Continue reading The Professor Said by David Plumb