My Firefighter Nation
firefighter poems
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Could You Love A Firefighter?
Could you love a firefighter through their ups and downs?When visions of accidents leave their emotions spinning around?When their pager goes off, would you just let them leave?Or would you ask them not to go, begging them, “Please.”Would you stress yourself out worrying about their safety?Or would…
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The Old Truck
There is a place that not many know...With fields of wheat that farmers grow... In this town with a color by name...You will find a dept without any shame... They take pride in the trucks no matter there age...From turning wrenches to buffing the paint... The truck in question is still young at…
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Wildland Man
As the sun starts to rise over the miles of gray...His day begins after he prays...He and His crew have worked days on end...Shovels an Racks and Chainsaws within...His boots are laced up with dry socks again....With his blacken Nomax.... stained in his skin....They all have hope the rain will…
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Until Death do he Part...
A very good friend of mine posted this poem... As soon as I read it I thought that I might share it with all of you to see what you thought...???Until Death do he PartHe is a husband and father.He is a son and friend.He is a firefighter.This he is until death do he part.He is my constant friend.He…
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Fireman's Dream
Fireman’s Dream...As he closes his eyes and starts to dream....He fly’s away from that forbidding scene...He goes to a place far away...Where no one gets hurt...Not any day...He walks along on clouds of faith...His soul as pure, as any race...The day will come when he's replaced...He's done his job…
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Dreams
As I lay awake in the middle of the night. Having the same dreams, but they are not dreams. They are the people that I have seen die and the faces of death. Becaue no one death is the same. The only thing that they have in common is the family that is there wanting miracles. But even then there are…
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One Fireman's Fate
One Fireman's fateThe bell clangs, out of our bunks we rollSliding down the bright brass poleOn the truck donning gearChanting our claim, no fear, no fearTo the call we rush in the nightPull to the curb oh what a sightFlames, embers, people's screamsOne look now at many shattered dreamsInto the…
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FIREHOUSE
I STAND TALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN...MY WALLS ARE TIN AND INSULATED AROUND...MY ROOF IS STRONG THAT KEEPS MY GUYS SAFE...MY DOORS ROLL UP WITH A ROPE AT ITS BASE....AT NIGHT I SLEEP UNTIL THE PAGE GO'S OUT....THEN I COME ALIVE WITH THE LIGHTS ABOUT....MY FLOOR IS HARD, HARD AS A ROCK...TWELVE…
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A Firefighter's Mom
This isn't really a discussion per say.... I just wanted to share a little story with all of you, and share a poem that is very dear to me... please feel free to let me know what/ how you feel about the poem.... Thanks....On December 20th, 1948 the greatest women that I will ever know was born "My…
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Complete Collection of Poems
Hi Members of FFNI have a complete collection of Firefighter poems for anyone that would like them.Contact me at nrs5f@comcast.net and I will forward them to you.This is a great collection for any firefighter or fire station to have.Collected over the years and transferred in to Windows word.Stay…
