Monday, May 26, 2014

In the Rain, in that Place – v2

I remember one Veteran’s Day
twelve years ago, almost
(where has the time gone)
the stillness, the tears
the overwhelming consequence
in the rain, in that place

Ten years after
the scar cut into the land
names written in stone
who fell so far away
in the jungles of Vietnam
the men coming home
to this hallowed ground

Tears of strong men
who answered their country’s call
falling in the rain in this place
on this holy ground
overcome by emotion
the power of this place
kneeling by the Wall


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edited May 26, 2014
“In the Rain, in that Place – v2”
Memorial Day
November 11, 2010
“In the Rain, in that Place”
Veteran’s Day 2010
and remembering being
at the Vietnam Memorial
during the 10th anniversary
Veteran’s Day 1992
&
Edited May 26, 2014
Left at the Wall – v2
Memorial Day
August 5, 2006 18:05
Left at the Wall
&
All of my Veteran’s Day poems
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All of my Memorial Day poems

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