RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: WAR
Flags (Memorial Day)
Flags at the cemetery
Where our soldiers were buried
In wars fought so long ago
The cause no longer known
How I wish they might have lived
To the fullness of their years
All the gifts they had to give
To their families and their peers
They gave their lives instead
They were brave and they were strong
Now they have joined the dead
And we sing their praise in song
We remember what they did
With dancing horses and parades
Some were men and some were kids
For their victories we prayed
Now they’re resting in the grave
They will never rise again
The were born to fortune’s slave
As we remember where and when
