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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

A POEM WORTH READING

He was getting old and paunchy And his hair was falling fast,
 And he sat around the Legion,Telling stories of the past.

Of a war that he once fought in And the deeds that he had done,
 In his exploits with his buddies; They were heroes, every one.

And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors His tales became a joke,
 All his buddies listened quietly
For they knew whereof he spoke.

But we'll hear his tales no longer, For he has passed away,
 And the world's a little poorer For a Soldier died today.

He won t be mourned by many, a few friends, his children and wife.
 For he lived an ordinary, Very quiet sort of life.

 He held a job and raised a family, Going quietly on his way;
 And the world won't note his passing, 'Tho a Soldier died today.

When politicians leave this earth, Their bodies lie in state,
 While thousands note their passing, And proclaim that they were great.

Papers tell of their life stories From the time that they were young
 But the passing of a Soldier Goes unnoticed, and unsung.

Is the greatest contribution To the welfare of our land,
 Someone who breaks his promise And cons his fellow man?

Or the ordinary fellow Who in times of war and strife,
 Goes off to serve his country And offers up his life?

The politician's stipend And the style in which he lives,
 Are often disproportionate, To the service that he gives.

While the ordinary Soldier,Who offered up his all,
 Is paid off with a medal And perhaps a pension, small.

 It is not the politicians With their compromise and ploys,
 Who won for us the freedom That our country now enjoys.

Should you find yourself in danger, With your enemies at hand,
 Would you really want some cop-out, With his ever waffling stand?

Or would you want a Soldier-- His home, his country, his kin,
 Just a common Soldier, Who would fight until the end?

He was just a common Soldier, And his ranks are growing thin,
 But his presence should remind us We may need his like again.

For when countries are in conflict, We find the Soldier's part
 Is to clean up all the troubles That the politicians start.

If we cannot do him honor While he's here to hear the praise,
 Then at least let's give him homage At the ending of his days.

Perhaps just a simple headline In the paper that might say:


 "OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,
 A SOLDIER DIED TODAY."

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Amen and oh, so very true.

Anonymous said...

Amen , preach it to the young before obama brain washes them. After his private meeting with the muslim leader , biden and obama will be reaching out to the politically ignorant.

Anonymous said...

8:33 sounds to me like your the one brainwashed :)

Anonymous said...

Must EVERYTHING be an Obama bash?

My whole family voted for Obama. We have 3 veterans.

And we love this poem. It's been on our refrigerator a long time.

John McCain lost our vote when he flip-flopped and wishy-washed all over the place to save his dying campaign, including putting Sarah Palin as a possible heartbeat away from the presidency. The woman is not stable enough to be Commander-in-Chief.

Obama has his faults there, but he is a far cry above that emotional wreck.

Thanks for posting the poem, Joe. As I said, we love it.