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Taps for the Marine | 
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As I stood beside his coffin
Under a grey blue sky
I
began to cry
This young Marine
So silently lay
His
life given on that day
His dreams are gone
Laid to
rest
Bugles mourn
Taps are sounded
For this gallant
man
Who gave his life in a foreign land
To protect the
freedom
Of our land
He died in the blazing sand
His
family mourns
A a nation cries
Taps cry out in pain
Thank you Sir
For your gallantry
We whisper to the
heavens
Taps fill the air
A salute to you
Respect
and honor given | By Mary Akey
Copyright 2012
Listed January 9, 2012 |
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