Memorial Day
Poem 2016
“Remember”
I do not claim
To know your name,
Nor understand
What you had planned,
Before the blare
Of mad warfare,
Took you away
From this free land.
I only know
You faced a foe
And fought for me,
To keep us free.
One life to give,
That we may live
So thankfully,
For Liberty.
Now, at this time,
I keep in mind
The noble price
Of sacrifice.
I will recall
You gave your all,
And made your stand
For this Free Land.
John Stuart 2016
Memorial
Silently,
I will remember the host
Of men and women
Who paid the cost
For the Freedom I enjoy.
Respectfully,
I will remind
The next generations
Of the sacrifice
That previous generations
Gave to preserve our Liberty.
Tearfully,
I will recall those still living,
Whose hopes and dreams,
Lives and loves
Were completely altered
By unavoidable war
And selective service.
Proudly,
I will stand with them
And embrace the Stars and Stripes
In my heart and soul,
Feeling strongly connected
To its past, present, and future.
Thankfully,
I will honor those
Who selflessly gave of their youth,
And those who are still giving of their lives,
So that I and all others
May have a Freedom worth living,
A Hope worth advancing,
And a Life secured by Liberty.
(c) John Stuart 2013
