In remembrance of those who risk all for the rest of us….
Last revised and reprinted on May 22, 2019.
This is one of my favorites…..and for the Rotary meeting just prior to Memorial Day, I felt it was more appropriate than whatever else I might conjure up.
And….I still do. So here it is, let us not forget….
Upon
The fields of war
Is shed
The blood of soldiers,
Poppy red.
For freedom’s choice
Their youth must pay,
Yet fleeting peace
Soon fades away.
Our honored dead
We hold so dear,
Remembering
At this time of year
That freedom is paid for,
Not once or twice,
But through repeated sacrifice.
Thus, in respect,
Let’s bow our heads
And thank our God
For those who said,
“My country needs the likes of me,
My strength,
My heart and energy.
And if for my country
All is spent,
Please tell my children
Where I went.
Please tell them
Freedom isn’t cheap,
But a sacred trust
That all must keep.
And
In the latter days of May,
Please
Think of me
And pause to pray.”
Amen.