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On Soldiers (A Small Town View) |
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A soldier holds his country dear
and always puts
it ahead of his fear
... That's what we were taught
here
by a lot of good folk who live near
See
that couple sittin' on their porch,
Their son fell
carryin' freedom's torch
... He was a hero, killed in
Vietnam,
sent home to be buried by Dad and Mom
Old Man Brown, he's the talk of the town
They say
he was a hero long ago in the war
... before he let the
drink drag him down,
says he's got medals shoved in
his drawer
The old man over there, who walks with
a cane,
... he went to the Army and came home lame
Mary, who waits at the counter in the drug store,
she
was a nurse in the war on a foreign shore
Young
Bill Macabee, he was in the ROTC
A soldier is what he
always wanted to be
Now he's sent all the way to a
land of sand
God willin', he will make it back to our
land
The flag at the courthouse is half mast
flyin'
It's in honor of those who may now be dyin'
We know about soldiers from around here
... A soldier
holds his country dear
... and always puts it
ahead of his fear |
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By Faye Sizemore
Copyright 2003
Listed November 29, 2011 |
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About
Author...
Faye Sizemore makes her home in the beautiful foothills of South Carolina with Grant, the love of her life, as well as three dogs, two cats, two parakeets and four nanny goats. Grant is a Vietnam Veteran having served with the US Marines in 1968-69 and is, of course, Faye's muse. Faye is deeply interested in Veterans' Affairs and Veterans' Causes. She is very proud of Grant and her poetry is an off-shoot of that pride.
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