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In God’s Arms
So many names Upon the wall, And God’s arms Hold them all. Fathers and sons, Sisters too, Died for the badge, Died for the blue. Hopes and dreams Died also that day, With their last breath Such a sad price to pay Though others will follow In their shoes, There’s room...
A Pair Of Angel Wings
They carved his name into the cold marble wall, They hung his picture so proudly in the hall. The folded flag from his burying day, His mother gently caressed, then safely packed away. His shiny boots are silent, no longer echoing in the hall, Their steps silenced, by...
Poems
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, lon I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair. And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was...
Four Candles
The first candle represents our grief. The pain of losing you is intense. It reminds us of the depth of our love for you. This second candle represents our courage. To confront our sorrow, To comfort each other, To change our lives. This third candle we light in your...
I’m Free
Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free I’m following the path God has laid you see. I took His hand when I heard him call I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day To laugh, to love, to work, to play. Tasks left undone must stay that way I found...