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Contributor: Franklin C. Spriggs || Poem Categories

Johnny Joecountry as flag
I was taken to a park one day,
To sit and rest awhile,
When before me stood a little girl,
With a very pretty smile.

I smiled at her and said hello,
She asked what was my name,
I told her it was Johnny Joe,
She said my uncles is the same.

My uncle went away from me,
When I was only four,
My mommy said he had to go,
He had to leave and fight a war.

I hear he can't remember much,
That he got hurt real bad,
And when I think of my uncle,
It makes me kind of sad.

You do look very familiar child,
I only wish I could recall,
I don't have a very good memory,
I can't remember much at all.

The nurse told me Johnny,
It's time to leave the child alone,
I have to get you back now,
To the old soldier veterans' home.

I thanked the child for her time,
Maybe I'll see you again some day,
Until you see your uncle Johnny,
Don't ever forget to pray.
By Franklin C. Spriggs
Copyright 2008
Listed August 27, 2008

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