That flag represents where a veteran once sat
A veteran now gone leaving loved ones in loss
The sacrificed life, there’s no greater than that
To stand as the bridge until freedom can cross
We all owe a debt to these soldiers so proud
They fought for ideals that we wrote in a song
With dreams set aside to fulfill what they vowed
"One Nation Under God," did render us strong
Those blessed to return and continue with life
Are heroes each one as they answered the call
Marching past caskets to drummers and fife
They all gave us some but some others gave all
When slack with defending our God-given rights
We lose them to those more determined than we
Remember these soldiers, remember their fights
That flag on the table means freedom’s not free
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Earl W. Pearl
I’ve been writing poetry (rhyming mostly) for about 7 years and have recently transitioned to writing novels and short stories. My poetry genres are faith, humor, social issues, politics, pretty much any subject matter.
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Cradling Entropy
Author's Notes: To keep you on your feet, and cos I'm not feeling well (yep, I'm repeating that lol!) I am doing some preamble rather than postamble. I do not apologise for the clickbaity type title and subtitle. This is another Abecedarian that's been lying around digitally in my WIP/down the back of the digital sofa for way too long. So out into the world it goes.
By Paul Stewarta day ago in Poets
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Nice work Earl :)
So heartfelt and real. What a lovely way to honor our Vets. ❤️👏🏼