Our Lonely Death

by George Nolta

Poem


This Road I Am On

by David Marchant

Poem


The Light Bulb Man

by Sean Parrish

Prose


The Turret Guard

by Jack Tompkins

Sketch


Voices in the Sky

by Paul Nyerick

Array


Medication Blues

by Lynn Norton

Poem


Calculated Risks

By Neal Morrison Jr, Army

Writing Type: Poem

By Neal C. Morrison, Jr.

VA Medical Center--Hampton, VA


Opportunity and chances are unlimited;

No opportunity comes without risk.

You must take a chance 
if you want to advance;

Risk is what life is all about.

There are no guarantees;

If you want the opportunity, 
you must take the risk.

If you get knocked down, get up; 
if you fail, try again.

If it doesn't work, try a different approach;

Failure is nothing more than a lesson.

If you don't concede, if you don't give up,

You are never defeated.

Learn from your mistakes; 


Turn your failures into success.

Your destiny awaits you

Only if you have courage;

If you’re not afraid to take a risk,

Life is filled with opportunities.

If you take a risk, the payoff is great,

For only the winner, takes it all.

This is the showdown.

Do you have what it takes

To step forward and claim your prize?


Our Lonely Death

by George Nolta

Poem


Combat Nursing

by Louise Eisenbrandt

Prose


Jamie and Roxy

by Richard Wangard

Prose


Voices in the Sky

by Paul Nyerick

Array


"Eternity "

by Russell Nelson

Painting


Crab Story

by William Perry

Prose