Service Buddy' Pt.-2
He stops and ponders thoroughly as he reads my stone;
"Although I did not know you, you shouldn't be alone." Sorry had to do this, this way but I didn't
With a quiver in his voice, and a tear in his eye, The space to do this poem all in one'
He continues, "Thanks for your service." I too, want to cry'
"'Tis true I fought my own war, and no bullet took my life.
But America remains great, because you sacrificed.
And I am truly thankful, for everything you did.
Even though, at the time you lost your life, I was just a kid.
But I've met your service buddies, those lives you saved.
So I brought a flag and flowers to lay upon your grave.
No greater love has any man, than to die for his friends;
And if you were Christian, you entered life at the end'
Your family may have forsaken you and forgotten where you lay,
Yet as a brother Christian, I'll greet you some sweet day'
Until then, know your appreciated because you did your part.
Thank you service buddy- from this grateful heart."
As e rose to leave, I thought with a smile,
Those tender words of gratitude made it all worthwhile.
Yes, I was a Christian; and now I'm with my Lord,
See you later service buddy" continue steadfast in His Word.
Arthur Ball(H.S.L.P.)
May 29. 2002
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