"Somewhere In France"

By Dex

Great love stories are a part of my blood
When my great grandfather set eyes
On his wife for the first time
He knew
And then he shipped off to France
Where he fell in love with her
Pressed against the walls of a trench
While men blew up above him.
Love at first sight runs deep in my history
Just like war
Just like faith
Like the letters she kept for three years
Until they saw each other for the second time
And again, and again for the rest of their lives
Passing on the legacy of one sure shot
Fired at exactly the right time
Can cross over every battlefield in France
Just to land
in a town called Snowflake, Arizona
Where the most heroic thing that man
Ever did
Was leave the war behind and love

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Dex is a poet and former USMC Military Police Officer. She also happens to be the Managing Producer here at VetRep. You can follow her here.

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What’s happening at VetRep…

Listen to our interview this week with Army Ranger and Author, Jason Kasper on the Savage Wonder Podcast.

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VetRep is thrilled to present seven veteran-authored 10-minute plays each Saturday night during July. Denis Meadows’ poignantly thrilling A Brush Against the Indifference of the Universe, Arianna Rose’s funny Sex, Lies & Syrofoam, Richard Fouts’ madcap comedy Fast-Moving Consumer Goods, Jack Rushton’s provocative George’s Radio, Terry Glaser’s Greek myth-turned-film noir The Big Dark, Donald Ranard’s thoughtful Elbow.Apple.Carpet.Saddle.Bubble, and VetRep Artist-in-Residence Daniel Guyton’s absurdist Service for None. Get your tickets here before they sell out!

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We are currently offering multiple dates for our online and in-person Playwriting for Veterans classes, and our Acting for Beginners class is now being offered weekly every Saturday from 10am-12pm. Scholarships for qualifying veterans, as well as multi-class passes are available. Registration details can be found here.