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Mia Hill

MIA Hill I’ve got an old flag that was folded for me By a Captain, a Chaplin from the military It was draped on a casket that held no remains For nothing was found, we had only the names And they put up a cross in the Ginkgo tree shade On a hillside in Arlington especially made For all of those soldiers that never returned A final resting place so costly earned And I see by the crosses up on MIA Hill There were others before him and room for more still Let’s bow our heads together and say a silent prayer That there will be no other memories buried there

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 5/18/2011 1:39:00 PM
Nicely done Mike. Sorry for your loss. Beautifully penned. I like your style, your use of rhyme and the pace of your poems.
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Date: 4/18/2011 5:32:00 AM
You should think about entering this in the Vietnam war contest. It's a very nice write.
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