"Memorial Day"


A time for picnics, time off work
Vacations and the Indy
A holiday, too often times
We forget what, it should be.

A time to pay respect to those
Who rallied to the battle cry
Who gave their lives for liberty
Those freedoms for you and I.

Such a waste of brave young souls
- Some still struggling through their youth
Who faced and fell willingly
Before wartimes� awful truth.

So as we share this holiday
With our friends or family
Take a moment to give thanks to
Those who died so we�d stay free.

Let us strive for world peace
For the end of greed and hate
For next time, after �the war�
It just may be too damned late.

~�� DelAbe Jones ~
Copyright � Del Abe Jones
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