Best Kaki Poems

I still feel that short embrace
Him turning for one last glance
The look on our mother’s face
Her knowing his fate of chance

What is this cruel affair called war
Who could give such credence
To savage acts and laws ignored
Stand by in silent grievance

Where is this place “over there”?
Where...

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The vendor advertised his wares
Eliciting assorted stares.
For just six bucks (a price quite wacky),
You could buy some pants – in kaki!

English likely’s not his tongue
And yet, before that sign was hung,
You’d think he wouldn’t be confused
On how to spell the word he used.

My husband shrugged...

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