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Katherine Hanak Poem
To all the brave women and men who have served their country
For those who were forced and for those who enrolled in this controversy
To those who have shown, in the face of war, great bravery
All those valiant soldiers who stood up and fought for their friends and family
For those who were pushed in when they wanted to get out
To those who went in despite their deepest doubt
To the ones who struggled in the blood
The ones who lived amongst the guns and mud
For the soldiers who died in the fields with no name
Those who left without any shame
For the noble soldiers with no regrets and no fame
Soldiers you can not even think to blame
To those who gave up their lives for others
To the loved daughters, wives and mothers
To the lost soldiers, husbands and fathers
This is for all those who have experienced a loss
For those who have to pay the cost
'One more, one less, who will remember?'
Questions a grieving mother
“I will never forget, I will remember.
Their bravery, their spirit, there soul will remain forever”
To my unknown heroes
Copyright © Katherine Hanak | Year Posted 2007
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Katherine Hanak Poem
Being alive is the soft white wet snow
When falling on you cold red nose
When catching it with your stuck out pink tongue
Being alive is rafting a river
It’s the pounding of your heart through your ears
It’s struggling every paddle to survive
Being alive is a warm white blanket
It’s cuddling it when you’re cold
It’s embracing it when you sad
Being alive is falling in love
It’s having someone who can’t live without you
It’s realizing you can’t live without them
Being alive is rain on a tin roof
It’s the dripping little sound you hear from inside
It’s the pelting fragile droplets on your window
That’s being alive
Soaking your feet in the sea at sunset
Splashing in puddles on a serene Sunday
Spreading the smile on a sunny spring day
Copyright © Katherine Hanak | Year Posted 2007
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