It's still a rainy Memorial Day weekend in these parts; perhaps, a reminder to stop and reflect on the sacrifices and risks of war as we hope for a solution to the current wars impacting lives across our globe.
Fife, drum corps, join
Those who served marching
Down Main Streets as
Burgers sizzle, Frisbees fly.
Crowds fill beaches,
Craft fairs, remembering
Loved, lost, left, missing
Many still follow orders
Risking life and limbs,
Hoping to ensure peace,
For future generations,
Rather than to enrich,
While we remember the
Solemn tombs of
Soldiers, lost too soon.
Hope for a lasting,
Peace among people,
Nations still elusive as
Bombs, threats, risks still
Fly across our fragile planet.
1 comment:
Anita, your poem and image are striking today - all the ways we spend this day, but the gratitude for the lives sacrificed for us to enjoy freedom is the powerful reminder in your post - - and the image hits hard, takes us to the lives lost and the families whose hearts have been broken as we march in parades and grill burgers. Cherishing freedom comes at a cost. Thank you for keeping it front and center on this Memorial Day.
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