It's Veterans Day
November 11th, 2017 at 9:53:17 AM
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A Veteran Died Today
He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion telling stories of the past.
Of the war he had fought in and the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies, they were heroes, everyone.
And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors, his tales became a joke,
All his buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.
But we'll hear his tales no longer, for ol' Bob has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer, for a veteran died today.
No, he won't be mourned by many, just his children and his wife,
For he lived an ordinary, very quiet sort of life.
He held a job and raised a family, quietly going on his way;
And the world won't note his passing, 'tho a veteran died today.
He was just a common veteran and his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us we may need his likes again.
For when countries are in conflict, then we find the military's part
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage, at the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline in the paper that might say:
Our country is in mourning, for a veteran died today.
He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion telling stories of the past.
Of the war he had fought in and the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies, they were heroes, everyone.
And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors, his tales became a joke,
All his buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.
But we'll hear his tales no longer, for ol' Bob has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer, for a veteran died today.
No, he won't be mourned by many, just his children and his wife,
For he lived an ordinary, very quiet sort of life.
He held a job and raised a family, quietly going on his way;
And the world won't note his passing, 'tho a veteran died today.
He was just a common veteran and his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us we may need his likes again.
For when countries are in conflict, then we find the military's part
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage, at the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline in the paper that might say:
Our country is in mourning, for a veteran died today.
The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction is supposed to make sense.
November 11th, 2017 at 9:55:09 AM
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My Mom and Dad both served in WW II, Navy and Army.
There's emptiness behind their eyes
There's dust in all their hearts
They just want to steal us all and take us all apart
November 11th, 2017 at 10:08:21 AM
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Salute to all veterans.
