Oh...about 34, some 31 years ago. Armed Forces weekend 2009
Wonder if they really knew
How these new soldiers would respond
To the war in Vietnam.
She couldn't have too much intellect Leaving home at a time of war.
Hoping to make a difference
In the attitude of some people she'd met.
But she remembered her favorite
four females examples, Her grandmother
Louisa Francis Jane Victoria Cummings;
Mother, Evelyn Nesbitt Mason Davis
Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman.
It was an easy decision to make. They lead
By example, Praised the Lord and stayed strong.
By the way, "That Girl" is Marching up to Zion.
A short story of mine was included in an anthology of short fiction by fourteen of Port Town Publishing Company's authors. It is out of print and no longer available except as a download. Contact me at charlenetess@yahoo.com if you want it.
Regis
EDWIN