"Your silent tents of green We deck with fragrant flowers; Yours has the suffering been, The memory shall be ours."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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The sun heralded in the morning My juices began to flow and sing I rose up ripe and ready for the day Prepared to face what came my way My prayers said, and breakfast done Now with vim and vigor I'm on the run I meet and mingle with the populace I can't help but think we are a good race The presence of war hanging over us Doesn't stop us from being industrious Doing our business sticking to our plan When work is done a bit of fun if we can People in general are helpful and kind Though harmony not always easy to find
What a great nation we live in, still free Able to speak our minds, and to disagree Many died in wars to make sure of this To all of them we owe an appreciative kiss Though we pray war will come to an end We must back our military women and men Let us remember for whom and what we stand Let us honor our soldiers fighting in other lands The world is filled with the noise of negativity We have to learn to separate truth from falsity Our Nation uses the phrase "In God We Trust" Memorial Day is to honor those who died for us!
What a wonderful tribute, about such a sad topic, war is sad and the effects of it are life altering for many. You've penned it well my friend!
Blessings,
Joyce B.
War is so sad, and your prose is so thoughtful and true. I'm sure you have many gifts but I appreciate your sharing your wonderful writing and your tribute to our soldiers. Hope you had an enjoyable Memorial Day celebration with friends, family and loved ones. My best, Gloria
Ed,
What beautiful words you use to describe this day on our calendars. Through you metaphors, your plea is heard, understood, and responded to. I enjoyed this so much because it says exactly what I had in mind for today.
Memorial Day should be extended to those soldiers that came back without a limb, burned, blind, on a wheelchair or just surviving hell to come back and tell the story.
Not only our dead soldiers are the heros, many of the still living soldiers of our last wars never got a sincere thank, just a ribbon.
Georg
Great write in honor of those who took the ultimate risk and sacrificed all in the name of freedom. The photo impacted me as my father lies beneath such a marker. Those who served and rest beneath those markers were hero's in the truest sense. They paid the ultimate price for the freedom we enjoy...the freedom which so many take for granted.
A wonderful sagacious tribute Eileen.
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Blessings,
Joyce B.
Be safe,
Karen
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What beautiful words you use to describe this day on our calendars. Through you metaphors, your plea is heard, understood, and responded to. I enjoyed this so much because it says exactly what I had in mind for today.
Regards,
George
Something I think far too many have forgotten. It now seems to be just another three day weekend holiday. We must truly strive to never forget them.
Not only our dead soldiers are the heros, many of the still living soldiers of our last wars never got a sincere thank, just a ribbon.
Georg
A wonderful sagacious tribute Eileen.
Edwin