http://www.wikinut.com/author~zhidhd/tankermone/ I'm a military vet, father of three, g'father of five. I write about everything, in poetry mostly. I served in Armor, laid cement, tied steel, laid pipe, worked retail, been a tutor, and enjoy myself! en-gb http://img.wikinut.com/img/3ieyul_05kr1ap9r/jpeg/preview/Author-profile-image.jpeg http://www.wikinut.com/author~zhidhd/tankermone/ To experience the awe, beauty, wonder and scents of nature is wonderful! Come dine with me in this experience! http://writing.wikinut.com/Two-Poems/5qge2bby/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Two-Poems/5qge2bby/ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:57:09 GMT There are too many broken people on the streets, especially young women, who come from various backgrounds, only to wind up selling themselves and degrading their lives! http://writing.wikinut.com/Broken-Dolls-Poem/43zcclqv/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Broken-Dolls-Poem/43zcclqv/ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:08:16 GMT A sonnet to love and its wonderful multitude of blessings. http://writing.wikinut.com/Your-Love-Sonnet/1s8jm7vc/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Your-Love-Sonnet/1s8jm7vc/ Thu, 16 May 2013 22:19:14 GMT PTSD is becoming more prevalent on the decade-old wars we are having, and some people still don’t know what’s happening. Stress is handled differently by so many people – the outcome is sometimes dealt with, and at other times becomes battle fatigue, shell shock, or PTSD. http://writing.wikinut.com/Sometimes...-War-Lingers-Poem/l2_tpmsz/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Sometimes...-War-Lingers-Poem/l2_tpmsz/ Thu, 16 May 2013 22:18:42 GMT The way you accept things helps or hinders how you deal with them every day. A positive attitude helps you overcome and survive, so buck up, little guy! Happiness is contagious, and will help in overcoming obstacles. http://writing.wikinut.com/Outlook-Poem/3w8xs04j/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Outlook-Poem/3w8xs04j/ Wed, 01 May 2013 21:46:29 GMT Oh, to know the one who fills your soul and heart! Sometimes we search for a lifetime, and other times we just get blessed and find our soulmate right at the start! Here's hoping for the best in your search. http://writing.wikinut.com/Soulmate-Poem/33bmgw06/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Soulmate-Poem/33bmgw06/ Wed, 01 May 2013 21:00:17 GMT Sometimes the trauma we receive is hidden, deep inside of us, and others can’t understand or help in its outcome! http://writing.wikinut.com/Battle-Fatigue-Poem/2skv4fpu/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Battle-Fatigue-Poem/2skv4fpu/ Wed, 01 May 2013 19:28:40 GMT Heaven is not your due, nor can you earn it; you must be born again, and then heaven is given to you! http://writing.wikinut.com/Mercy-Not-Earned-Poem/3v4l0rlv/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Mercy-Not-Earned-Poem/3v4l0rlv/ Wed, 01 May 2013 19:13:42 GMT Nature reveals her daytime glory at the dawn. Poems on dawn and the breaking of the sun. http://writing.wikinut.com/Slips-the-Veil-of-Night-Poem/1h9pei1q/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Slips-the-Veil-of-Night-Poem/1h9pei1q/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:41:40 GMT The loss of love, and the consequences to the loser are illustrated here! http://writing.wikinut.com/Love-s-Gone-poem/j8nss3no/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Love-s-Gone-poem/j8nss3no/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:26:57 GMT I abhor abortions, but what I found lately takes it one more sickening step towards hell! Why, in the name of God, have an abortion, much less have one where you decide to only kill one child but keep the other? Reasons given: finances, not enough devotion, wrong sex, education, caree... http://writing.wikinut.com/The-Other-Half-Poem/44vo9w-v/ http://writing.wikinut.com/The-Other-Half-Poem/44vo9w-v/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:26:20 GMT Two lovers, separated by time, finally get together at last! http://writing.wikinut.com/Reunion-Poem/22exwj9r/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Reunion-Poem/22exwj9r/ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:32:27 GMT A ride on the trail, with the dust and heat, enduring the saddle. http://writing.wikinut.com/Leather-Poem/2qe38cvq/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Leather-Poem/2qe38cvq/ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:30:22 GMT Mirrors and other reflective surfaces are funny, seeing that they give an image of you, sometimes good, sometimes bad, but never quite what is really there. Can they show the inner you – sometimes? http://writing.wikinut.com/Reflecting-Poem/4205q74n/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Reflecting-Poem/4205q74n/ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:29:35 GMT The anguish and hurt felt in the abused, cries out for release, always to be remembered! No, this is not personal, but for all those out there who feel this! http://writing.wikinut.com/Abused-Poem/306djrqf/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Abused-Poem/306djrqf/ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:27:57 GMT Slavery used to be so open, where you could see it, but now it’s more sinister, resorting to devious methods of capturing you! http://writing.wikinut.com/Slavery-s-Toxic-Embrace-Poem/1i1-ud23/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Slavery-s-Toxic-Embrace-Poem/1i1-ud23/ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:16:32 GMT Have you ever wished, and hoped, and prayed, that you could go back and start over in anything? Work, play, or love? http://writing.wikinut.com/Regrets-Poem/vvtph1zr/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Regrets-Poem/vvtph1zr/ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:13:32 GMT Why won’t our leaders stand up to the usurper, who trounces on everything Constitutional, and wants to change everything good about a great country? The should grow one pair to at least share in Congress, and quit being the ninny-babies they are – just grow a backbone! http://writing.wikinut.com/Cowards-Congress-Poem/31y_e4-s/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Cowards-Congress-Poem/31y_e4-s/ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:53:54 GMT When in the course of human events, we experience the worst, we assume right off that it must be a dream nightmare, only to have reality thrust upon us! http://writing.wikinut.com/A-Nightmare-Under-the-Elm-Poem/17h9pyrk/ http://writing.wikinut.com/A-Nightmare-Under-the-Elm-Poem/17h9pyrk/ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:39:21 GMT I know several people who come from dysfunctional families, and they always have the same questions, about why? http://writing.wikinut.com/Black-Sheep-Poem/1euriscu/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Black-Sheep-Poem/1euriscu/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:07:31 GMT Have you ever noticed how intolerant those are who preach tolerance? They are the biggest hypocrites in the land at the moment! http://writing.wikinut.com/Vilified-Poem/19vr9l8v/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Vilified-Poem/19vr9l8v/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:06:46 GMT The wonder and exhilaration in viewing dawn break in the morning! http://writing.wikinut.com/Breaking-Dawn-Poem/j1s0c3uw/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Breaking-Dawn-Poem/j1s0c3uw/ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:56:34 GMT It is so sad to see our government gut the privileges and pay of those who stand and fight in our place. What a bunch of pansies controlling the checkbook! http://writing.wikinut.com/The-Lonesome-Warrior-Poem/449as4dq/ http://writing.wikinut.com/The-Lonesome-Warrior-Poem/449as4dq/ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:27:35 GMT It is time to tear down this government, and if not at the polls, then revolution is here. The time is now, not in your children’s future, for us to quell this anarchist government with a show of force on our, the People’s, side! http://writing.wikinut.com/Arise%2C-My-Fellow-Countrymen%21-Poem/37th8hss/ http://writing.wikinut.com/Arise%2C-My-Fellow-Countrymen%21-Poem/37th8hss/ Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:21:17 GMT Praise for those who keep stories alive, either by memory, or by the penning of them! http://writing.wikinut.com/The-Storytellers-Poem/g0mi45ud/ http://writing.wikinut.com/The-Storytellers-Poem/g0mi45ud/ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:04:30 GMT