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Remember Me Memorial Day Tribute 2015

Remember Me

Memorial Day Tribute 2015

A soldier gives his life in battle his spirit is set free.
His body finds a grave his soul cries remember me.
Remembering this moment that I first met my doom.
Remember me, a baby forming in my mothers womb.

Remembering first steps I took remember times I fell.
Recall my dreams of heaven and each moment spent in hell.
Remember mountains that I faced before I answered duty's call.
Climbing trees and skinned up knees I dreamed I'd climb them all.

Remember times of courage lessons learned and lessons taught.
Remember me for good times before my last fight was fought.
Remembering your freedom and that freedom don't come free.
I ask so little in return when asking you remember me.

Not a body in a grave somewhere, a wooden cross stuck in the dirt.
A sister or a brother too with U.S.A. stitched on my shirt.
Remember so it's not in vain the life that now is through.
Remembering the blood that spilled still runs red white and blue.

Edwin C Hofert
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Hale Avatar
May 26, 2015 at 10:16 PM
First time reading poems on this site and first post of my memorial day poem written yesterday, entitled "Soldier's Mother". Remember Me tribute 2015 is soo great because you can feel this soldier and pretend you are there with him. I love how he recalls his normal childhood and thinks he is normal, but he is a real hero and he places us where we can ground ourselves on such an ominous day with so much to contemplate ! Great poem! Thanks for writing it! S. Hale
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May 27, 2015 at 9:40 AM
Thank you Sherry! And welcome to poetrysoup. There are some great people here and the most beautiful part of it is that we are all connected by something we love. Poetry. I hope you find here everything that I have and choose to stay a very long time. Good luck! And God bless! Ed
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May 26, 2015 at 4:46 PM
Edwin, a blessing to read. Hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day filled with pride and togetherness. love ~SKAT!~
Hofert Avatar
May 26, 2015 at 6:02 PM
As Always it's with great pleasure and a big smile to hear from you SKAT. God bless.
Guyton Avatar
May 25, 2015 at 8:29 AM
Hey brother! Just wanted to say thank you for this! I do a little call in show on a small town radio station in Alabama and shared this with my audience. Got some great response. Great words, my friend!
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May 25, 2015 at 8:51 AM
That is AWESOME! Thank you for sharing it!! I'm very proud to say that it will be featured today in a memorial service at on of my home town cemetery's as well all the way back in Iowa. There are many more tributes to soldiers on face books Heart Whisperer Ed Hofert. Please feel free to use any of my poems at any time on your radio show to inspire and encourage people. After all that's what it's all about!! God bless my friend! Ed
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