Somewhere a Veteran...

Somewhere a Veteran...

stands watching,

silently biding his time...passerby's

stroll the path of the Black Wall

that list thousands of soldiers that

struggled in fight and toiled for years,

in a war that lasted...

Somewhere a Veteran,



Walks with his family,

his eyes far away,distand,

recalling to himself, what's too painful

to speak of.

His Grandson,age three, runs over to

an American flag,and says happily"look,

it's a flag...stars,I see stars"!

"I see stars too", recalls the Veteran,

eyes glisten as they move on down

the filled pathways.

Somewhere a Veteran...



stands near his state, holding his cap,

smiling.

There is a wreath of flowers in red,white,

and blue.

A photograph in black n'white slightly

yellowed sits near the wreath.

"In memory of" says a banner near

the wreath and picture.

"Daddy, say cheese"! say his daughters.

They are grown with children of their

own.

They don't know what their relative

went thru in World War II.

Somewhere a Veteran...



buried below,a

gray tombstone,but not,

alone.



We honor these men and women

of the United States of America.

We are proud of them, for they,

have done great things.

We will not forget them...

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By lilwinky
Written Tuesday August 16th, 2005

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