The Tear For The Comrades
Rembemrance
THAT FATEFUL DAY DECEMBER SEVENTH
NO ONE WOULD EVER THINK ON A SUNDAY
THE BEAUTIFUL ISLAND OF HAWAII
WITH IT'S MANY SHIPS AND SOLDIERS
WOULD BE ATTACKED
BUT THAT WAS TO BE THE DAY
THAT WOULD GO DOWN IN INFAMY
A BATTLE WOULD START
MANY LIVES WOULD BE LOST
A YOUNG BOY WOULD BE OUT
IN A FIELD SMILING AND WAVING
TO A PILOT SO FAR UP IN THE AIR
THAT PILOT WAS A JAP
THE BOY'S LIFE HE DID SPARE
BUT OVER NINETEEN HUNDRED SOLDIERS
WOULD NOT HAVE THAT SAME FATE
THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR LIVES THAT DAY
TRYING TO PUT OUT THE FIRES ABOARD THE SHIPS
AND HELPING THEIR FELLOW MAN
THE NURSES AND DOCTORS AT THE BARRACKS
HURRIED VALIANTLY TO SAVE AS MANY
PERSONNEL AS THEY COULD
THE TIME WAS SO PRECIOUS
TRYING TO DO SO MUCH GOOD
THE OIL STILL DRIPS
FROM THE TANKERS BELOW
EIGHTY-FOUR YEARS LATER
A TEAR FOR THE COMRADES
STILL FLOWS AT SEA
REMEMBER THAT DAY
DON'T EVER FORGET
OUR MEN AND WOMEN
GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR FREEDOM
IN A COUNTRY SO GREAT
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
JOYE LANGE 11-15-2023
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About the Creator
Joye C Lange
I AM SEVENTY -ONE YEARS OLD, AND LIVE IN OHIO. MY LIFE EXPERIENCES GIVE ME
GREAT JOY TO EXPRESS MYSELF IN PROSE. IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES WRITING IS
AN INSTRUMENT OF EXPRESSION THAT HELPS HUMANITY.
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Comments (1)
I HAD THE PRIVLEGE TO GO TO HAWAII AND EXPERIENCE THE LOCATION WHERE THE BOMBS WERE DROPPED. ON THE BEAUTIFUL ISLAND OF OAHU IN HAWAII. I WALKED THE MONUMENT OF THE ARIZONA, AND WHEN THE NARRATOR SAID A TEAR FOR THE COMRADES I IMMEDIATELY KNEW A POEM HAD TO BE WRITTEN. I HOPE IN MY HEART THAT EACH OF YOU WILL ENJOY MY POEM, AND REMEMBER THE MANY WHO SERVED TO SAVE THIS GREAT NATIONS FREEDOM.