Whispers in the Woods, by Richard 'Doc' Kraft
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Whispers in the Woods, by Richard 'Doc' Kraft
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A compilation of poetry written as a therapeutic release for PTSD by a Vietnam Veteran. Poetry is catagorized under Balladry, Wartime Soldier, Love and Family, Nature and Silly and Lighthearted.
Whispers in the Woods, by Richard 'Doc' Kraft- Amazon Sales Rank: #4426958 in Books
- Published on: 2015-06-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .41" w x 6.00" l, .56 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 182 pages
About the Author Richard 'Doc' Kraft served 22 years of active duty and eight years in the Fleet Reserves. Half of his active duty was served as a Navy corpsman with the Marine Corps. He served mutiple deployments to Okinawa, Vietnam, Cuba, Hawaii and several others. He is a decorated war veteren, awarded two Purple Hearts, the Bronze Star, Presidential Unit Citaions as well as Navy and Marine Corps Commendations. He retired a Navy Chief Corpsman and served 22 years with the U.S. Postal Service. He was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia from direct exposure to Agent Orange during his tours in Vietnam. He finds writing poetry to be a therapeutic release for post-traumatic stress disorder. Some of these poems and the stories behind them can be found in his book "Now I Lay Me Down to Weep".
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Love and Family By Amazon Customer Whispers in the Woods Book Review by Word PressWhispers in the Woods by Richard KraftPosted on November 27, 2015Richard (Doc) Kraft served twenty-two years on active military duty—half of it as a Navy Corpsman—and eight years in the Fleet Reserves in Vietnam and elsewhere. He is a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America.Whispers in the Woods: A Compilation of Poetry, a sizable collection of verse on a variety of subjects. Kraft divides the book into six sections: Enlightenment, Love and Family, War and Soldier, Nature, Silly and Lighthearted, and Inspiration. Doc Kraft writes nonspecific rhyming verse of an old-fashioned kind.Even though there is a section called “War and Soldier,” war images appear elsewhere. In his poem “Now I Lay Down to Sleep’” Kraft goes to “A place of cordite hell and fret-full fear.” He goes on to say that “Sleep carries him away to a scary place,/ A place I’ve been before.” I don’t doubt that place is wartime Vietnam.I thought I might encounter specific imagery from Kraft’s experience in Vietnam in his poem, “A Firefight in Hell in Vietnam,” but there was more about Hell and Satan than there was about the war. It brought to mind John Milton’s poetry rather than the work of many Vietnam War poets.To wit: “Satan appeared and with smoke and fire he roared/And showed his ugly face.” Later in the poem we find out that “Our blood that night was very light,/As God was on our side.” The poem ends: “We faced the devils,/One on one,/And sent them straight/To hell.”“Two-Nine on the Line—Hell in a Helmet” begins: “Hot and steamy was the day,/When through the jungle,/We found our way./Our mission was simple,/or so they say./But we knew that/Some would die that day.”And: “In the bush, we forced our push/V.C. we did find./A fire fight ensued the night,/With the corpsman on the line.”Some of the members of that little group of seven ended up with their names on The Wall. Some were rewarded with “Purple Hearts and Stars of Bronze.” Kraft writes: “I was that corpsman at the rear/And felt the sting of steel.” He “stopped the blood from bleeding/But with death it was a ride./I did my best but will never rest,/With this horror deep inside.” Kraft dedicates this poem to the Ninth Marines.tet010A Navy Corpsman ministering to a wounded Marine in VietnamMore typical of Kraft’s poems is “The Last Patrol” in which men die after fighting well. “We carried them home where the buffalo roam/And people live without fear.”I hope I’ve given a strong taste of this book so that those readers who take pleasure in reading verse of this sort can buy it and support a veteran who has worked hard for years to help other veterans and their families. That includes his program, The Ground Pounders, which provides financial help to veterans.Doc Kraft also creates and sells decorative key fobs, which represent past and current wars. After he retired as a Chief Corpsman he went on to serve twenty-years with the U.S. Postal Service.—David Willson
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A compilation of wit, wonder and passion! By Amazon Customer This book of poetry is a delight for the soul. The author takes the reader into the wonders of his own mind. Through vivid detail and emotion along with much wisdom and wit the poems take on life as the reader gets a glimpse into the mind of a man who has seen much loss and also much love. This book is a treasure to every lover of poetry and short stories. Two thumbs way up!!
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