Transcendental Sonnet #1391:
Decoration Day
Memorial Day MMV
Our old flag from the Second World War
Stands at attention by the front door
Home alone here where my mother grew
Up in those days of red white and blue
To marry a man I never knew
Who fought in that war and then one more
And boxed and drilled and wrote poetry
Between and afterward fathered me
Grandma called this Decoration Day
Family would come from far away
And we would take them to the graves of
Those we remember honor and love
Decorating them with memories
As the ravens watched us from the trees
+Steven Curtis Lance
Semper Fi + Copyright MMV
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Eileen
Great write and a great tribute to your Dad.
Felix
Nice touch!!
"wrote poetry Between and afterward fathered me"