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Arlington Christmas

With the Christmas season upon us, I wanted to share as many of my Christmas themed poems as I could this month. Hope you all enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them. Arlington Christmas They stand there in ranks Straight up and tall Just like the day When they answered the call Row upon row Section by section They gave us their all Without an exception Some names are unknown Some known are not there But all get a marker To show that we care You see Army and Navy Air Force and Marine Privates to Presidents And those in between From Civil War soldiers To Afghanistan We honor our fallen Every woman and man And every Christmas We lay on a wreath To remember the soldier That lies there beneath As I gaze o’re the graveyard Of green wreaths on stone I know that no family Will e’re grieve alone For this country remembers And honors each year All those who have fallen And are resting right here Mdailey

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 12/16/2012 12:49:00 PM
A gifted write. Glad you put it here for us to read.
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Date: 12/9/2012 7:59:00 PM
very touching and beautiful!
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Mike Dailey
Date: 12/11/2012 6:51:00 AM
I was sitting in my car with my granddaughter while my wife and daughter were at the tomb of the unknown soldier there at Arlington. Looking out over the sea of wreaths on the snow covered grounds of Arlington, I just had to put my thoughts down in a poem. I sure am glad you liked it.

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