Best Hold The Fort Poems

Just Another Veterans Day
By Franklin Price
11/11/2015

Just another Veterans Day
As one, I have something to say:
We answered to the drum and fife,
For a time, another kind of life.

To march in step and learn to shoot,
Follow orders or get the boot,
Right in the butt; at least we...

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Amazing grace of God caused me to have a new name in glory
Thru His work at the cross at Calvary, I have blessed assurance
Constantly abiding am I in the solid rock midst worry
Day by day, I’m dwelling in Beulah land of great exuberance. 

Thru His...

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Soldier

March off to war, 
protect the ones you love…
and even the ones you do not…
At what cost?

Sweet memories you will not have, 
of all the things you missed. 
Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, 
and the “first times” of many times,
that can never, now be captured,
or recaptured by...

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Just like the wind whirls in pathless air..
and comb caresses our countless hair...
I have a timeless tale no tongue can tell...
Our love is a heritage no soul can sell.

Through flood or flame, I hold the fort...
Shadows of shame cannot cut this short..
I am on a...

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A solace for my troubled mind,
A tranquil ambience there I find,
When I'm saddled with the day's gloom,
When I'm in search of a serene room.

I sit by its shore,
In readiness to walk through its door,
Embraced by refreshing times,
Relieved of sombre climes.

I'm captivated by its rhythmic flow,
My...

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We meet on screen in six small squares
To stay in touch, as each one shares
What’s going on, the latest news;
To do so, Zoom is what we use.

We’re scattered now, so our routine
Of monthly dates where we’d convene
Has modified to just the talk – 
No lunch,...

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