Memorial Day Poems

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Memorial Day Poems

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We spend each waking moment
In a world that couldn't be;
If no one stepped up to the plate
Just like you and me.

You were my best buddy
I miss you just like hell;
I'll carry the flag and soldier on
I know you would wish me well.

It only takes a second for us
To lose our limbs or lives;
The fact is there is nothing else
I just wish we'd both survived.

You will forever be in my memory
You will also be in my heart;
One day when I get there
Then we will never be apart.
Maggie-May

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I think there is a higher office than president and I would call that patriot.
Gary Hart

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No one knows our heartaches;
Only those who have lost can tell
Of the grief that we bear in silence
For the one we loved so well.
He died doing what he loved
He'd made the choice to serve;
His country and his fellowman
The greatest honor he deserves.

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In memory of those we love
We stand silent in our hearts and minds;
To share this wealth of emotion
Welling up within and reminds.

It reminds us of our comrades in arms
Our brothers, sisters, friends;
They will never leave our hearts
They will never leave our minds.

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Memorial Day Poems

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I am standing on the tarmac
feeling cold and all alone,
I am waiting for the moment,
my hero's coming home.

He gave his life for freedom,
So we can all be free.
But as I stand here waiting
I wish you were here with me.

I will not feel your touch again
or watch you as you sleep.
Pick up your clothes, or hear you laugh
the sadness makes me weep.

But as they bring you from the plane,
draped with red, white and blue
I know you're a hero
and I'm so proud of you.
Amanda Binnie

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Our will was strong, our want was great
Let freedom reign, what better fate
We journeyed long from Plymouth Rock
The time was clear to end all talk
That fateful fourth our courage showed
Americans - and how we glowed
We won the right to be self known
Our independence, clearly shown
The test of time has stood us tall
Through bravest hearts, some forced to fall
We’ll always cherish those we’ve lost
Their gift to us, their total cost
Today we face another foe
And stand together, all do know
Please often pray to God above
He’s seen our hearts, He knows our love
©2002Roger J. Robicheau

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There are those who will forever be
Both in our minds and hearts;
The sacrifice that they have paid
Means we will have to be apart.

We miss them so but for today
We thank and honor them;
As we would not feel safe at home
Without their courage it would be mayhem.

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