A Remembrance/Veteran’s Day poem I wrote for a local student writing contest.
Why Do We Remember
Why do we remember
Lives previously spent
Gather each November
And sorely we lament
The lives that have been lost
To keep our country free
The young men knew the cost
To fight across the sea
Why do we remember
The terror on the battlefield
The bodies in the ember
The cries of men who’s fates are sealed
Brothers, sons, fathers, friends
Nephews, uncles, neighbors, cousins
All of them meet their violent ends.
White crosses mark them; dozens upon dozens
Why do we remember
It’s all so very true:
Each one of them risks their life
To make life good for you
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