[Soaring Feather]

Armed Forces Day

To all who bravely go to war
who hold our flag up high
there are no braver souls then you
who for your country die

The greatest gift you give
your life you lay on the line
for freedom to remain free
there is a cost indeed
it's blood and guts and guns
it's fight onward for freedom
to hold through God's great lands

to keep freedom free
and out of evils hands
we see the horrible inhumanity
of man kind to man

Make no mistake war
the task master hard
from sobbing widows
and mothers' gray -
those who gave their sons away
to fatherless children wondering
why their daddy went away

Their daddy fought for freedom
he gave all he had
his life he did lay on the line
we fly the flag half mast

If the fallen solider could be heard
here's is what he'd say
it was my duty, I did my job
let freedom ring across all lands
and proudly raise our flag.

bentfeather
a/k/a LMH
Copyright © 05/15/04
All Rights Reserved

[snippy_about_it]

Beautiful poetry and presentation you've created and left at the Foxhole today for Armed Forces Day. Thank you so much feather for sharing your talent with us.

[SAMWolf]

Thank you Feather, beautiful poem and presentation.