NEVER FORGET

Here is a poem I wrote for Memorial Day

As the years go by, our memory grows dim

But we must all promise to remember them

The soldiers that battled and fought on so brave

On a battlefield that could become their grave

On the land, the air and crossing the sea

They served us proudly, the he and the she

They fought for a freedom they valued so dear

They fought for their country,putting aside their fear

So many would die, yet the rest they fought on

Their bravery would be praised in poems and songs

Their loved ones at home, they worried and cried

They prayed for each soldier that lived and that died

When the war was over, some families sat alone

Not all of our soldiers got to come home

A chair at a table sat empty that day

A reminder, the price that a loved one had paid

Those that came home all carried the pain

Some missing a limb or walked with a cane

Some carried the pain so deep in their heart

But, as our brave soldiers, they did their part

So Monday, take a moment to think what they gave

We owe them our freedom in this home of the brave

To them and their families, please know that we care

You're forever in our minds and always in our prayers.

written by Oldbiker.