They walk among us
in plain view
lay in vast graves
covered by dew
The ultimate sacrifice
willing to give all
the stones a symbol
of the battlefield call
They walked into battle
with head held high
they fought for freedom
some had to die
They walk in heaven
the battle is won
mission accomplished
the job is done
Families are waiting
for love ones to come
walk through the door
then there are some
Respect and gratitude
let it so be
the price for freedom
they hold the key
One day of honor
once every year
the day of honor
is already here
They walk among us
a chosen few
let us be grateful
with a Thank You
Susie Swanson Copyright 2011
This is a lovely tribute to those who have served, Susie. Nice job with this. :)
ReplyDeleteThe post certainly reminds us of the cause of the great soldiers who are not even afraid of giving up their lives for us. Adorable Susie, such a wonderful woman you are!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful tribute to those who lost their lives for their country,
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Thank you Daisy for the nice comments and visit.
ReplyDeleteThank you Monika, you bring tears to my eyes. Thank you for your beautiful words.
Thank you Yvonne, For the nice comments. I cherish them all.. Thank you all so much...Susie
Sometimes our own personal words and appreciative thoughts, like yours here, are the best, heartfelt tribute. They say so much ...
ReplyDeleteThank you Joanne, Sometimes I find it hard to express how I really feel about something but I've learned to just write about it. Thanks for your visit.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem, Susie. AND--it's something we all need to read over and over... Saying thank you to those who have served for our freedom is something we should do again and again. Thanks so much for the reminder... And God Bless the men and women who have served and are serving to defend our freedom.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy
Thank you Betsy. I agree we can't say it enough. Thanks for the nice comments and visit..Susie
ReplyDeleteWonderful tribute Susie...Always look forward to your visits Susie. ~.^
ReplyDeleteWell said. No matter who they are, we should show our appreciation while they are among us.
ReplyDeleteThank you Helena, I always look forward to your visits as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you Janet, I agree we can't thank them enough. Thank you for stopping in... Susie
Susie you are spot on !!
ReplyDeleteWe all are in debt to the many who fight for our freedoms ! Thank you is only half, we need to support them all in every way possible !
Great poem as always, thank you !
JL&B
Thank you JL.That's so true, we can never repay them for their sacrifices.Thank you will never be enough.. Thanks for the visit!
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful poem Susie, your words are so heartfelt! I love reading your poems, they inspire such noble and gracious thoughts. I hope that you are having a lovely day and that you have a good evening ahead! Delisa :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Delisa, I love reading yours too. Thank you for the visit and nice words. Hope you have a nice evening too...Susie
ReplyDeleteSusie,
ReplyDeleteI love the last two poems, esp Decoration Day. Because that's what my family called it.
Thank you for stopping by my post. It's been a busy few week with fam issues but I think I'm back to being more active on my blog. Hope so, anyway.
Your pictures along the sides of your blog are incredibly beautiful. As you may have noticed I have not learned how to put pics on yet. But will when my daughter comes to visit next time. The tech savvy one!
Blessings on this beautiful day.
Barb
Thank you Barbara for the nice words and visit. I'm glad you like them. As you can see I'm still learning and trying to fiure everything out myself. There's so much to learn on here. Susie
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