Dreadnought SF, Summer 2024 (issue #2)

10. Poetry by John J. Dunphy


my birthday cake & other poems

my birthday cake
each candle represents
a century

global celebration
a thousand years since
the last war

latest dictionary
the word ‘bigotry’
designated as archaic


John J. Dunphy
John J. Dunphy’s poetry collections include Old Soldiers Fading Away, Zen Koanhead, Touching Each Tree, pagan rites, Bullet Cluster, Stellar Possibilities and Dark Nebulae. He is also the author of non-fiction works such as Unsung Heroes of the Dachau Trials: The Investigative Work of the U.S. Army 7708 War Crimes Group, 1945–1947.