Purple Kush T' Devil Dog

By Chantal Caploe

This book of poems is about a purple Kush marijuana smoking mom and her Marine, Devil Dog, son deployed in Afghanistan.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 8, 2015
• ISBN: 9781514413517

Chantal Caploe

Caploe, Chantal Claude Cunnngham, [pen] Chani, [b.] December 11,1957; Norfolk, Virginia, [ed.] University of Wisconsin, Platteville, Platteville,WI; Heald Business Collage, Saratoga, CA; San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; University of Maryland, Munich Campus; S.H.A.P.E. American High School, Casteau, Belgium; Staedtisches Gymnasium, Rheinbach, Germany; Hauptschule Heimerzheim, Heimerzheim, Germany; Ursulinen Internate, Osnabrueck, Germany, [pcc.] Artist [pers.] I enjoy poetry as a medium for self expression of philosophical thoughts, evoking flowing emotions made visual through words expressed in the form of poems. My poetic style is greatly influenced by German poets, the modern poet Cumings and my former college professor Dr. Holms,

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Purple Kush t’ Devil Dog

Chantal Caploe

Copyright © 2015 by Chantal Caploe.

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Rev. date: 10/30/2015

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Contents

Prologue

Proverbs

Mariner song:

Chapter 1   Purple Kush

Chapter 2   Devil Dog

Chapter 3   Courage Mother

Chapter 4   Personal Belongings

Chapter 5   Mess Hall

Chapter 6   Economics

Chapter 7   Time in Exhaltation

Chapter 8   .war

P.S.

Dedicated to my son Terry and all the Marines.

Prologue

Children’s war song from the 30 year war in Germany:

Schlaf Kindlein, schlaf

Deine Mutter ist ein Schaf

Dein Vater ist in Pommel Pommelland

Und Pommel Pommelland ist aufgebrandt,

Schlaf Kindlein schlaf…

Sleep little child sleep

Your mother is a sheep

Your father is in pommel pommel-land

And pommel pommel-land is all burned up

Sleep little child sleep…

Proverbs

He who digs ditches for others, falls into them himself.

Said Devil Dog to the Taliban.

He who laughs last, laughs the best.

Said the Taliban to Devil Dog.

Better safe than sorry!

Said Devil Dog to the Taliban.

And so it began…

Mariner song:

"There’s plenty of gold(lithium) so I am told, on the banks

of Sacramento (the river banks of Afghanistan)…"

Chapter 1

Purple Kush

When I Wanting Sets In

Up positively blessed and timeless

Rushing senses

To my perch I go

Quick, using up the timely day

Creating

Somewhat on display

An endeavor

Honoring

My first born’s mission

His choice for pay, family and patriotism

Those three in one

…And after some time…

Prosing and toiling I begin

To Each and Every One of Us

To poison one’s self

We all do just