To Never Forget (Reposted for Veterans Day)
For Those That Didn’t Make It Home
I sold my field and bought a gun
Told to fight a battle, which no one ever won
Blood ran in the water, it followed the setting sun
In the trench I sit, until this hell is done
We left our families in the name of a higher cause
Attacking with a vengeance, a pack of wolves on four paws
Men were really boys back then, beside me, they broke like straws
Freedom is in the mind my friend, not in governments controlling laws
They came home in boxes, lined up row by row
There is a field of white crosses where truly I think only grass should grow
Not in vain I say to thee but loss of life should not be quick, but very, very slow
Duty calls to some or it can be a big forced hand; either way, how were any of them know?
~BPSmith – 06/06/2009
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A fitting tribute Brian. From first line to last ~ emphasized by fitting photograph.
It breaks my heart ~ after two World Wars, our planet ~ so many of its people, still do not know peace. How many lives must be lost before we learn? How many poppies must be warn on lapels before we extend a hand in love rather than throw a fist in hate?
The freedoms we enjoy and far too often take as a birth right ~ a given, are due to those brave men who gave their lives in the name of country, liberty, and justice for all.
Thank you for sharing this poignant write.
Thanks ~C
I am not sure that there is such a thing as “peace”, except maybe the inner. I do not have the answers only my feelings expressed in this post. Of which, I am glad that some one took them as to be what they were, a tribute.
~BP
Very Beautiful! Thoughts like this really help to keep things in perspective in my life. Thanks Bro!
Thank you for stopping by Sis.
Also, thanks for finding me website and actually leaving a comment!
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Your little Bro,
~BP