Courage Memorial Day Poems

At five feet, five and a hundred and ten
The Marines said, “sorry, too small of a man.”
Yet he became greatest of World War men,
The Army’s...

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In love's first glance, I found my delight,
Yet my feelings remain concealed, out of sight.
Clouds of uncertainty sometimes drift near,
Shyness envelopes me, yet I hold...

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Victories fought and won through perils,
Enemies vanquished by the brave and strong.
Triumph earned through the will to win
Eager for Freedom’s flag to raise.
Rejoicing as liberty’s...

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“Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.”

“A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would...

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Tears from the horse eyes are longer than a pane of glass
Tears from the horse eyes are  piercing the riders heart
He mounts the horse...

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Born of the blood of heroes... shed,
They are watching devoted near the graves,
Dressing up the altar of those who now are dead,
Dancing free in the...

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When I think of soldiers fallen in defense of our country
   To the Revolutionary War, my thoughts make their way

Musket-toting volunteers from near...

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I, Too, Sing America (and did so in my diapers!)
by Michael R. Burch

I, too, served my country,
first as a tyke, then as a toddler, later...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Officially called Decoration Day
proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan
first observed on 30 May 1868
Waterloo N.Y. officially declared the birthplace
by President Lyndon Johnson...

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The river you need is just beneath if you can dig below
The money you sole desire is just inside of you only if You can...

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The Fine Lady

It is the first time I can remember, 
that I cared about china. 
Which pattern to pick, 
where to buy it, 
and why....

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Historical Outlaws

What, are you talking about? 
I am saying that we have a past. 
It is full of guns, and law, 
and law breakers. 
It...

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O!  Slip in between!  The Dukes of Darkness,
In this cold part of the year!

The Baron of Night!
The Baron of Wind!
The Baron of Seeds!

When...

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Mister Everett Wheeler Cartwright came from Burlington Vermont
All the way to Massachusetts---quite a healthy jaunt

Didn't really understand the cause the Union fought so hard for
Freedom...

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