I wrote this 3 years ago. While I believe that I can offer more creativity in what I write today, I cannot improve on the message and thoughts in these words. Pause for a moment and remember a family member or friend lost in service to our country.
Memorial Day, are there lost friends to fondly remember?
Someone special who was an Armed Forces member.
We honor our lost soldiers with parades and songs,
They journeyed the world to battle evil and wrongs.
Do we value the freedom we have because of those that serve.
They faced foreign elements with courage and nerve.
Sometimes we wonder what will history say,
About the wars and conflicts we fought today.
We cover many a coffin with red, white and blue,
Trying to honor fallen heroes with their due.
Never take for granted the rights and freedoms we enjoy,
Those freedoms are ours, because of many a soldier boy.