Long ago, long ago
the green metal of the
statue
in the nearby park
was a man in faraway lands,
living flesh of our nation’s
best
frozen in time, that war,
fading from our memory
Sent into harm’s way
fighting in San Juan, in
Manila,
forgotten fields of a little
war
frozen in the park
so we would remember
their sacrifice, our freedom
the fruit of that war
edited November 11, 2014
A Frozen Soldier – v3
edited May 25, 2014
A Frozen Soldier – v2
January 5, 2007 22:30
A Frozen Soldier
Spanish American War statue
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