Del “Abe” Jones
Del “Abe” Jones served in the United States Air Force, 1958-1961, 92nd Combat Defense Squadron, K-9 Corps, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.
Today, Jones is a father of four and grandfather to eight who reside in Spokane, Washington. He continues to write poetry and hopes to be successful as a song lyricist in Tennessee. He is also now collaborating with a photographer, Dominic Alessandra on a book of Alessandra’s photographic artwork and Jones’ accompanying poetry. It’s about indigenous peoples around the world. Visit Alessandra’s site at http://www.paxcorps.com for more information.
More Poetry and other writings by Del “Abe” Jones can be viewed at
Jones has self-published three poetry books. In addition to having his work featured in newspapers, on radio, tv and many websites around the country, Jones’ poetry, “POW/MIA” and “And, They Were There, Too”, are etched in the Ellis County Veteran’s Memorial in Waxahachie, Texas. Jones also recited “The Wall” at the Vietnam Veterans Monument dedication in Orlando.
Contact Abe for a FREE copy of his book, “THE WORLD, WAR, FREEDOM, AND MORE” in e-book format. (Specify zip or.exe format). Jones donated profits from this book to Tennessee National Guard Families who served during Desert Storm.
Mankind’s greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology – it is the evolution of creativity:
©Copyright 1988 by Del “Abe” Jones
Index of Club Writings
- A Blast from the Past
- A Fish Story?
- A Flag’s Birthday
- A Flaw in the Design?
- A Four Day Week
- A Fox in the White House
- A Harsh Mistress
- A Man’s Gotta Do?
- A Master Painter
- A Million Ways
- A Mini Shuttle History
- A Mosaic
- A New Tree of Life
- A New World Order?
- A Super Lady
- A Wake-Up Call
- All of God’s Creatures
- An Independent, Republican, Democracy???
- Another Day, Another Year
- Another Independence Day
- Another World
- Are They Worth It?
- Earth Day 2005
- Earth Day 2006
- Earth Day 2007
- Earth Day 2008
- e.g. Massouie
- Endangered Species
- Exxon/Mobil Profits
- Fathers’ Day
- Flag Day, 2008
- For A Wuvling
- For Moms
- Forevergreen (Big Tree)
- From Birth to Death
- From There, To Here?
- Halloween
- Harvey Korman aka Hedley Lamarr
- Heart Day
- Heart of Hearts
- Hearts and Flowers
- He’s Gone to Meet the Press
- Holidays Again!
- House for Sale
- How Many Jessicas?
- “I Don’t Think We Should Be Very Proud of Ourselves!”
- If She’s Still With You
- Imagination
- In Congress, July 4, 1776
- In Passing
- Independence Day
- Instead
- It’s Over
- Jacobus (Jim) Franciscus Thorpe
- July 14, A Flag’s Birthday
- July the Fourth
- Just One More Coalminer’s Daughter
- Maybe We Should
- Miners Update
- Mother’s Day, 2005
- Mother’s Day, 2008
- Mount Saint Helens
- Much More Than Sports
- My Christmas Tree
- My Rock (Mom)
- Ode to a Harsh Mistress
- Of Native American
- The Never Ending Trail
- Chief Joseph
- Shinnecock – People of the Stony Shore
- The Iroquois Nations
- The National Day of Mourning (or “The American Way”)
- Running Wolf (Keeper of the Medicine Fire)
- The Narragansett Indians
- Yota’anit, The Jealous Spirit of Fire (Narragansett Fire Spirit)
- Answer to the Calling
- The Mohegan
- A Pequot Legend
- Tatanka (Bull Buffalo)
- Falling Tear
- Chief Quanah Parker
- Mitakuye Oyasin
- Chief Seattle’s 1854 Oration (incomplete)
- Tsali
- Old Glory
- One Hundred and Sixty-Eight Seconds
- Only In America
- Our Constitution’s Birthday
- Our Flag Day, 2007
- Our Tsunami
- Saint Patrick’s Day
- Saint Valentine’s Day
- Sight Unseen
- Some Do And Some Don’t
- Sounds of Christmas
- Star of Hope
- Still in the Heart
- Still Racin’
- Stormy Weather
- Super Duper Tuesday
- Superman
- Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving
- The Bunny Tale
- The Crude Politics of Petropuplicans and Democradicals and Indepundits
- The FDA (For Drug Approval)
- The Good Ol’ Days
- The Land of the Free
- The Last Laugh
- The Law’s the Law
- The Likes of You and Me
- The National Day of Mourning
- The People’s Pope
- The Wide Canyon Tunnel Cave-in by Charles F. Thomas Jr
- The Worst-Case Scenario
- “Them” and Us
- Then There Were…
- Then There Will Be No Hope! (Virginia Tech Massacre)
- There’s Terror in the Heartland
- They’re out! (The Players’ Strike)
- Time On My Hands
- To Be An American
- To the Heart
- Transitions
- Turning Green