On the forced march from Tientsin to Woosung, our Marines, ordered silent—No humming or singing snapped the Japanese, as the men trudged a hundred miles to prison. My father not humming the whole of four winters, or to my knowledge, since.

Laura Foley is the author of four poetry collections. Her newest, Joy Street, was released in July, 2014 (Headmistress Press). Her book, The Glass Tree (Harbor Mountain Press), won the ForeWord Book of the Year Award in Poetry (Silver) and was a Finalist for the New Hampshire Writer’s Project, Outstanding Book of Poetry. Please visit her website for book information or more poems: laurafoley.net.