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Memorial Day Poem

Friday, May 23, 2008

The following poem was sent out by Mikey's Funnies (although it is not funny).

I thought it was fitting for Memorial Day.

GOING TO THE GONE
A checklist for Memorial Day

by Greg Asimakoupoulos
May 23, 2008

Go look in on your children still asleep
within their bed.
Remind yourself they're safe and warm
because of some long dead.

Go for a walk through cemeteries
lined with little flags.
Take time to ponder homebound heroes
flown in body bags.

Go stand between those granite stones
engraved with names and dates.
Imagine all who died defending
our United States.

Go on and kneel beside a marker
offering a prayer
with gratitude for those who gave their lives
defeating terror.

Go home and count your blessings
from the hands of those now gone.
Then vow to the Almighty that their
mem'ry will live on.


Also found here.

The following note applies to this poem: Copyright 2008 Greg Asimakoupoulos. Permission is granted to send this to others, with attribution, but not for commercial purposes.

Just someone else's thoughts,

Frank

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear Pastor,
Thank you for posting this wonderful poem to honor those who served our country. Thyank God for these men and our freedom!

Frank Sansone said...

Len,

Thank you for stopping by. I am glad you appreciated the poem. I was happy to pass it on - I even used it on the back of our church bulletin this Sunday.

Stop by any time.

In Christ,

Pastor Frank Sansone