Pearl Harbor

Bury me not In an old church plot Back in my hometown No, bury me Beneath the sea Where my Navy mates went down Please take me back To that day of attack Pearl Harbor in 41 I’d like my remains With all of those names When my time is finally done I fought beside So many who died There on that fateful day Just grant me this As my dying wish That I rest where my shipmates still lay Mdailey 12/7/11 There was an article in the local newspaper about Pearl Harbor survivors having their ashes buried there in the harbor. I just had to write this poem.