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Reflections on Memorial Day
Flat black boxes hidden in a drawer,
Distant memories of a long ago war,
Earned with blood searing the soul,
Part of your heart is an empty hole.
Your mind goes back to those days,
Of friends dying in a distant place,
Young men's blood in the snow and sand,
The horror of war is never grand.
Stars of Bronze and Silver,
Their thought makes you quiver,
A Distinguished Service Cross,
Given for handing the Germans a loss.
On a day in May they decorate the graves,
Of the ones who were there and brave,
Fluttering American flags in the breeze,
The sound of Taps floating through the trees.
We all owe these men a debt of thanks,
They were the ones that faced the tanks,
From their actions America remains free
Their lives were given for you and me.
Let us never forget what they gave,
Those young men bold and brave,
Hold your heads high and speak their names,
Give their memory honor and fame.
"Watertender" for Memorial Day 2019
Reflections on Memorial Day
Flat black boxes hidden in a drawer,
Distant memories of a long ago war,
Earned with blood searing the soul,
Part of your heart is an empty hole.
Your mind goes back to those days,
Of friends dying in a distant place,
Young men's blood in the snow and sand,
The horror of war is never grand.
Stars of Bronze and Silver,
Their thought makes you quiver,
A Distinguished Service Cross,
Given for handing the Germans a loss.
On a day in May they decorate the graves,
Of the ones who were there and brave,
Fluttering American flags in the breeze,
The sound of Taps floating through the trees.
We all owe these men a debt of thanks,
They were the ones that faced the tanks,
From their actions America remains free
Their lives were given for you and me.
Let us never forget what they gave,
Those young men bold and brave,
Hold your heads high and speak their names,
Give their memory honor and fame.
"Watertender" for Memorial Day 2019