Memorial

Ponder not the right
Nor the wrong

Of conflict

Ponder not
Wars Long Gone
Or wars still ravaging

Good Souls

And those who love them

Think, rather, of the belief

The dedication
The sacrifice
Made for years their lives
Or made for eternity

By those who fought

By those who fight

By those who in each generation
Attempt to protect us all
From those who would
Harm us all

Ponder not the politics

The "agree" or "disagree"

Think rather and gently

Of what one must muster

From the core of the soul

To place the service to others

Over self, over family, over friends

Ponder the day those in service will have today

A day unlike ours filled with family, frivolity

Food, friends, comfort, contentment.

Think of those who wait in danger
Wait to again have such happy days

Think of those who never will.

I don't believe you must agree with war
In order to honor the courage, dedication and sacrifice
Given by those who step forward

On the behalf of others

So on this Memorial day
Lift a glass, or a corner of your heart

And speak a toast or whisper a hope for safety
To those who have served and survived
Tho ever changed by the service
And for those who served
And sacrificed everything....

Text by FIDF copyright 2012