Monday, May 27, 2013

Hearing the martyrs, the heroes - v2


In the cadence of their marching
the flow of the celebration
in the stillness within me
our history calls to us

Hearing the martyrs
heroes who sacrificed
who went on to glory
to defend our beliefs

Listen we must, eternally,
to the whispers of the fallen
teaching us much
of how to walk in this life

Something grander
more meaningful than consumption
sacrifice for our nation
for what we all hold dear.


Edited May 27, 2013
“Hearing the martyrs, the heroes – v2
Memorial Day
&
May 30, 2011
“Hearing the martyrs, the heroes”
Manchester, NH Memorial Day Parade
Memorial Day 2011

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