In Memory
Written by Donald L Hughes, Memorial Day 2007
Forever written in the annals of history,
They silently moved thru strife;
Shadows really, each within a story,
Each a part of life.
Warriors fighting for their own reasons,
Men of age and many just a lad;
Some struggling for only a season,
Others giving all they had.
I often wonder, in my limited sight,
From fear of the gun and the knife;
How would I have handled the fight,
When another sought to take my life?
Thanks to those whom made that choice,
To stand for the small and the weak;
Thanks is all that I can voice,
As words enough I cannot speak.
They took the bullet, they took the blade,
And stood on hallowed ground;
Their names and faces will not, should not, ever fade,
Each time the haunting bugles sound.
Let us pray, not for their souls, but for ours,
As we are left looking heaven-ward;
It is we that are left with the wounds and scars,
For it they that found the Eternal reward.
To our soldiers, we lift our voice of gratitude,
To our brave and to our strong;
We will never forget the bitter-sweet interlude
Of your service that make the music of freedom’s song.