By Charles D. Stokes An excerpt from Soldier’s Reverie: Vietnam, 2018 Xlibris Charles D. Stokes is a decorated Special Forces Soldier. He spent 7 years in Southeast Asia serving on classified assignments in Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. He is a Continue Reading →
A Poem By Charles Stokes – Warrior Poet How deep do still waters run? Deep enough to pull you down. Pull me down? But it is so calm on top. Yes, but still waters run deep. I will fall in Continue Reading →
By Charles D. Stokes An excerpt from Soldier’s Reverie: Vietnam, 2018 Xlibris Charles D. Stokes is a decorated Special Forces Soldier who spent 7 years in Southeast Asia. He served on classified assignments in Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. He is Continue Reading →
By Charles Stokes – Warrior Poet Are we subconsciously conditioned to respond a certain way? The more convoluted, the more important. If you make it easy- I’m likely to be insulted. It’s too simple. Make it complicated, so I have Continue Reading →
By Charles Stokes What is old? The beautiful Oak that was an acorn 400 years ago; The great Red Wood that has stood for 1,000 years; The tiny gnat that has flown for 2 weeks; The graying of the mahogany Continue Reading →
By Charles Stokes An Excerpt from Soldier’s Reverie: Vietnam, 2018 Xlibris : A Classic Novel of the Vietnam War Soldiers of the time will readily identify with the characters. The Garrison Soldiers, McNamara’s 100,000, black marketeers, Mamasans, business girls, recon Continue Reading →
By Charles Stokes While the autumn leaves of my life slowly stir in the wind, turn and stir the memories that cascade before my eyes, And fall from the big oak in the forest of life drifting ever so slowly Continue Reading →