As we set aside this day
To honor our veterans,
Keep their memory
Afresh in our mind,
Lest we forget their time.
Some of them have lives
Shattered by actions
Performed on distant shores,
Haunted by images
Not soon forgotten.
Many have walked
The valley of death,
Searching for hope
In an upside down world,
Led by honor and truth.
The fortunate league
To have not seen battle,
Still carry with them
Pride and a hundred tears for
Service to their country.
God, help us remember,
Lest we forget their service
The time they served Us,
For some have given all,
And all Veterans give us honor.
To honor our veterans,
Keep their memory
Afresh in our mind,
Lest we forget their time.
Some of them have lives
Shattered by actions
Performed on distant shores,
Haunted by images
Not soon forgotten.
Many have walked
The valley of death,
Searching for hope
In an upside down world,
Led by honor and truth.
The fortunate league
To have not seen battle,
Still carry with them
Pride and a hundred tears for
Service to their country.
God, help us remember,
Lest we forget their service
The time they served Us,
For some have given all,
And all Veterans give us honor.
Written for Saturday Scribes prompt.
Picture taken by Scott Clawson at the Warrenton Cemetary in Warrenton, VA.
2 comments:
Speechless. I am truly speechless. You have done every veteran of this great country a great honor with your poem. Thank you for remembering, thank you for your tribute.
A fabulous tribute, I agree. It saddens to me to know that some no longer have families to visit their graves. I hope these words of praise and admiration reach their ears and hearts!
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