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My Tribute to Veterans
by Gloria Poole
Millions of men died wounded,
and free again;
the song comes to me
by inspiration at 5 am,
with a tune,
and a tear;
Remembering my own daddy,
who died,
proud to have been a Veteran
of the U.S.A.,
his
flag-wrapped casket,
visible in my mind's eye,
grieves my heart still,
after 3 years.
Millions
of men died wounded,
now free again,
from suffering and sorrow,
pain and tears,
received in
duty
to a cause;
Stained with their own blood,
sorrow for those
left behind,
heavy
on their hearts,
wounded in soul, and body, and mind.
When that final release comes,
are free
again,
for their spirits to soar,
upward to heaven,
and to laugh, dance, sing
there with the
Angels.
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Note: my daddy did not die in battle
but he did die, and had a military funeral because he was a Veteran.He loved the Veterans and thought they deserved a better
appreciation from the countries that they serve. This applies to all nations where men and women serve their nations with
great personal sacrifice. There is another entry of mine about the Veterans on one of my blogs at;
http://gloriapoolepappas.blogspot.com/.
You will have to search for it, but I think it was on Memorial Day of 2006 that I wrote it, so look at that time on the blog.
Also this particular blog was started when I was married the second time, but I am NOT married now, but all the writing on
that blog is mine; and I am continuing it. There is NO one named Pappas in my family and that Pappas name
is NOT a part of my name legally any longer since Oct 29,2007 when Divorce was final and Judge signed order for me to resume
my maiden name. FYI.
Also if you liked this Tribute to Veterans, you will also probably like the words
I wrote on another site, entitled "Lessons of Poverty" and "I'm Telling Someone" at :
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