Her Son

He was warm as sunshine She held him to her breast He was her baby boy She was perfectly blessed He was her little boy The joy of her heart Her deep love for him Never would depart He was her teenage son She had watched him grow She hoped he understood She truly loved him so He grew into a man In the Army he did serve Giving them his all He met each day with verve Then came the dreaded day The news broke her heart How would she survive She quickly fell apart The day of his funeral She prepared to say good-bye Her heart in such turmoil She could no longer cry She looked in the casket Where her son was placed Another young life gone By war it was erased Serving his country In battle he was slain Through tears she wondered Had he died in vain As her heart was breaking She touched his pallid cheek No warmth did she feel She let out a mournful shriek Fighting for his country He paid a heavy price Now asleep in death He's as cold as ice