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a Veterans' Day poem I wrote in 2004

Created on: 08/18/12 08:07 PM Views: 409 Replies: 2
a Veterans' Day poem I wrote in 2004
Posted Saturday, August 18, 2012 08:07 PM

paper towels, napkins, handkerchiefs.

raining.

crying.

acoustic [nylon strings] guitar, harmonica solo where appropriate.

[ Copyright by Jim M. Pierce, 2004-2012. All Rights Reserved. ]

Some old guy sitting on a park bench,
next to a monument,
both worn out by time.

You can see,
the worn places on the stone monument,
where hands, for many a year,
have touched it,
in remembrance,
of times gone by.

The sharp edges,
at each corner,
now worn smooth.

The monument doesn't have much on it.

just
"We Remember"

The old man got here,
on a long bus ride,
through small towns,
some desolation,
deserted small town,
some woodlands,
some farm lands,
and a few cities.

The rain drops falling,
and flowing,
across the old man,
and the monument.

Nobody paying attention,
to either one,
anyway,
not today.

The park is mostly silent,
cars whisper by,
on the rainy streets,
its a couple of days early,
before the parades,
all is quiet,
nothing much,
going on today.

'Through the thorns to the stars' part of intro theme to Anime 'Ghost in the Shell'.
class of 1966

 
RE: a Veterans' Day poem I wrote in 2004
Posted Sunday, April 3, 2016 01:04 PM

Very nice-- thanks! 

Bob Redmond

Bob Redmond

 
a Veterans' Day poem I wrote in 2004
Posted Tuesday, July 27, 2021 12:30 PM

My apologies for being late... You're welcome.

'Through the thorns to the stars' part of intro theme to Anime 'Ghost in the Shell'.
class of 1966

 
Edited 07/27/21 12:31 PM