Memorial Day

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For soldiers who died in the service of my nation, there was made a holiday - a time to show them remembrance and love strewing flowers on graves beneath which lay corpses gone to bone but not forgotten. It started after a most horrid war - honoring the souls of those who’d gotten killed in the Civil War, and then came more: World Wars 1 and 2 and even others. On May’s last Monday we must not forget those who fought for freedom for their brothers - for all of us! They faced the greatest threat: the loss of precious life – their very own. Be thankful you don’t lie beneath their stone.

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Paige Hind

Date: 5/14/2025 10:02:00 AM

One of the best Memorial Day poems I have read!! Great work!!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 5/14/2025 1:16:00 PM

thanks so much,paige.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 5/13/2025 3:13:00 PM

WOW!!! What a beautiful write/tribute/picture. Love your ending... "Good Luck" Have a blessed day writing away...........

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 5/14/2025 1:16:00 PM

thanks, Paula

Sam Kauffman

Date: 5/13/2025 11:51:00 AM

Beautiful tribute, Andrea. I love the phrase "corpses gone to bone." Best wishes for the contest! Blessings of spring joy to you!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 5/14/2025 1:16:00 PM

thank you, Sam

CayCay Jennings

Date: 5/13/2025 10:56:00 AM

Impressive job. Made me think about the fact that we grew up with a lot of WW2 vets everywhere, and now there is hardly anyone left, if anyone at all, not sure. So much blood has soaked this earth it is heartbreaking to think about. I hope you've had a 'content' day, being content is such a good thing to be. Love ... CayCay

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 5/14/2025 1:18:00 PM

thanks, dear. All my days are kind of content but weird at the same time because of all my neurological problems. I feel like I have a twilight zone bodies and I am living in a twilight zone world. Uggg. Yeah, there are hardly any vets left by now. They'd have to be 100 years old and have served at a young age in WW 2.