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They were soldiers of the truest kind
That they be
found is our dearest prayer
In the jungle through the
trees
The hidden metal of a war plane gleams
Hoping
against hope that the searcher sees
The brother, the
son, the father, the friend
Will this be the end?
Of
all their suffering, and all their pain
Will they be
reunited again?
Here! United with friends and
whispering,
that becomes
a solemn prayer, they appear
as they were,
and what they have become!
And they
thank you for your heartgifts
given
all of these
years.
... and to the young who believe,
they
leave tears upon the sweetgrass
and walk with you,
side by side!
One moment away!
as brave
spirits upon the very road of time
And as the rain
falls from the heavens
I reflect upon their names and
wonder;
is the rain falling on them too...
or is it
tears of sadness that is drowning their memory
but
those brave spirits will haunt the kind and gentle people
the sad and lonely people
the carers and sharers
for
eternity.
these and those will broach no
forgetfulness!
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By Faye Sizemore, Lou Klaiber, Stacey Binning, and Anthony Pahl
Copyright 2002
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April 25, 2012 |
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About
Author...
Faye Sizemore makes her home in the beautiful foothills of South Carolina with Grant, the love of her life, as well as three dogs, two cats, two parakeets and four nanny goats. Grant is a Vietnam Veteran having served with the US Marines in 1968-69 and is, of course, Faye's muse. Faye is deeply interested in Veterans' Affairs and Veterans' Causes. She is very proud of Grant and her poetry is an off-shoot of that pride.
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