Not the bread, the wine
His body, His blood,
elements of the holy meal
shared in remembrance of Him;
in remembrance of them
we stop and gather,
we set aside a time to honor
their sacrifice in our name
Young men and women,
some of the best of our nation
going, serving, fighting,
dying so that we may live
so that the dream that is
America
may yet grow more deeply in
our hearts,
in the hearts of victims of
tyranny
of war around the globe
They went, when they were
called
serving us in foreign lands
distant seas, far from home
away from loved ones, family
in the darkness, in
struggle;
Serving that we would be
free
that oppressed people would
hope
out there in your good
earth.
----
edited November 11, 2014
In Remembrance of Them – v3
Veteran’s Day
edited May 25, 2014
In Remembrance of Them – v2
May 25, 2008
In Remembrance of Them
Memorial Day
written at church, before
the Rejuvenation evening service
Wesley United Methodist Church
Concord, NH
All of my
poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved.
Contact me at Ray
Foss for usage. See all 33,500+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
No comments:
Post a Comment