A Frozen Soldier – v3

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

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-frozen-soldier-v2.html

January 5, 2007 22:30

A Frozen Soldier

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/01/frozen-soldier.html

Bronstein Park, Manchester, NH

Spanish American War statue

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