"THANK YOU" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Some of the sky falls in tears as God above remembers those that Man has forgotten .
He reads the tombstones ; the names blur as His eyes overflow - far too many paid the price .
And yet , Man forgets the high cost of freedom that allows him to buy another drink .
A long weekend off - brought to you by the blood of soldiers that died for you and for me .
Go on ! Celebrate ! You have that right - as for me, I will choose to thank our veterans :
For your sacrifice , Thank you . For the freedoms I enjoy , and for your service ... Thank you . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (c) 2005, Karla Dorman (USAF, 1983 - 1985)
powerfully stated, karla, and we need to remember those who fought (and continue TO fight) for the things we hold dear. outstanding poetry, karla; thank YOU for YOUR service! God bless you and ALL our veterans!
(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, karen lynn. :( >tears <
Memorial Day, I believe, as you seem to, has lost much of its meaning since my childhood days - and we need more poems like this to remind us what it truly means. Thank you, Karla.
Karla,
You know what my feelings are on this subject..so all I'm going to say, is Thank You for your service..and Thank You for remembering all the others that fought and died for our Country and our way of life.
Bless you Karla.
Bravo Karla! Thank You so much!! My sentiments exactly!!. It's not the first weekend of summer it is the Time To Remember All Who've served for this country of Freedom! Excellent poem!!.
My deepest thanks, Karla, for your beautiful and sincere reminder that we honor them! We owe the young guys who died too young to know just why. And, let's give a snappy salute to the vets in hospitals and other treatment places. If only our Government would do right by those who stil live ! ! ! An old vet - Bill
Christmas - only days away; plastic snowmen and glowing reindeer adorn the lawns of neighborhoods all across America. All is calm, all is bright, and yet there is something tragically wrong about this Christmas night.
With swift passage thr
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(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, karen lynn. :( >tears <
You know what my feelings are on this subject..so all I'm going to say, is Thank You for your service..and Thank You for remembering all the others that fought and died for our Country and our way of life.
Bless you Karla.
Lisa
Love Tinka
and to You, a Veteran, Thank You! ~~Salute!~~
Tracey
God Bless
Michelle!
Love & Peace, Janet
Besides this outstanding tribute!
love,
alrisha