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melody
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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Posted - May 31 2010 :  3:43:16 PM  Show Profile
"MEMORIAL DAY POEM"

The bugle echoes shrill and sweet,
But not of war it sings to-day.
The road is rhythmic with the feet
Of men-at-arms who come to pray.

The roses blossom white and red
On tombs where weary soldiers lie;
Flags wave above the honored dead
And martial music cleaves the sky.

Above their wreath-strewn graves we kneel,
They kept the faith and fought the fight.
Through flying lead and crimson steel
They plunged for Freedom and the Right.

May we, their grateful children, learn
Their strength, who lie beneath this sod,
Who went through fire and death to earn
At last the accolade of God.

In shining rank on rank arrayed
They march, the legions of the Lord;
He is their Captain unafraid,
The Prince of Peace...Who brought a sword.


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Edited by - melody on May 31 2010 6:57:25 PM

herblady55
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Judy
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Posted - May 31 2010 :  3:58:51 PM  Show Profile
Ohhhh....that's Beautiful.....Thanks Mel!

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Judy
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Fiddlehead Farm
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Diane
Waupaca WI
USA
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Posted - May 31 2010 :  5:47:18 PM  Show Profile
Thanks Mel, what a beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing!

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1badmamawolf
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Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms" Ca
USA
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Posted - May 31 2010 :  5:53:56 PM  Show Profile
truely true

"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children"
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Rxgirl
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Dana
Id
USA
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Posted - May 31 2010 :  9:10:34 PM  Show Profile
Beautiful poem, and God bless all those who have protected me, my family, and the whole of this nation!

"He who throws mud only loses ground"-Fat Albert
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Hannah
Washington
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Posted - May 31 2010 :  11:10:28 PM  Show Profile  Send maggie14 a Yahoo! Message
That is very beautiful! Thanks so much Melody for posting it.
Hugs,
Channah

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