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ENDURING BLUE (POLICE)
Contributed by
reflections
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Monday, 15th August 2005 @ 07:03:37 AM in AEST
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There is no line that seperates brothers-in-arms. Life and death co-exist on the same plane.
Here we are
together again,
to lift a toast
to a departed friend.
A gesture is all
we have left to give
to a life we once
found time to live.
None of us sits
and awaits the call
we know will eventually
sound for us all.
But, as each of us passes
from here to there
he must first return
to the exact spot where
the group was transformed
from boys into men,
and camaraderie’s birth
did surely begin.
Like brothers we fought
at the drop of a hat;
and, like the friends we were,
made peace, faster than that.
We knew each other’s secrets
(and they’re still untold) …
lived a thousand adventures,
and watched each one unfold.
We met so many people …
where do we begin?
With those people we served …
or with those we called friend?
Did the ones we served
ever come to our aid
if the risk was too great,
or, if they were afraid?
Did they ever step forward
to put in a good word,
when many could have,
but refused to be heard?
Or, did they, so often,
in the darkest of night,
add dozens of voices
to their chorus of spite ?
Instead of thanks
for a job well done
what we got most often was,
“ He looks like the one
who treated me roughly,
then took me to jail
where they searched me,
printed me, and placed me in hell
just because of three robbers.
I was the unlucky one
caught inside the business,
waving the gun”.
Everyone was unlucky,
but guilty? Hell NO!
According to them
there was no quid pro quo.
The strength of our legacy
tells who we are, where we’ve been,
and, the things we attempted
when men were just men.
The scars we still bear
(when our worlds did collide)
are the same ones we display
with so much pent-up pride.
The unbroken circle
is our breed’s final test
and can only be broken
with our last laid to rest.
May that never happen
to such men of good cheer;
may the new be found worthy
to recruit every year.
Then, as each of them reaches
the end of the line,
may their rich flavor seep
into the mellowing wine.
Then, pass the cup forward,
hold its contents up high;
let it touch your lips lightly,
say your last soft goodbye!
As the numbers decrease,
accept new members true;
then, go forward eternal,
with our long line of blue.
Lt. John F. Templin
Shreveport Police Dept. (Ret'd)
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reflections
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2005-08-15 07:03:37]
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Re: ENDURING BLUE (POLICE)
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by Jenni_K on
Monday, 15th August 2005 @ 10:15:29 AM AEST
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Ah John, I've missed your work.....so glad to see you posting again.... As always, your poems leave me in awe!!
Thank you for sharing this..
Jenni |
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Re: ENDURING BLUE (POLICE)
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by bernard2 on
Monday, 15th August 2005 @ 11:23:28 AM AEST
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| Too true the deeds of the Police Force in all countries does not ever get the praise that it deserved for work well done. How often has a Police officer been threatened and physically attacked by the so called innocent thief, The Police in most countries are understaffed and what is worse underpaid we all each and everyone of us owe much more than we know to the force of men and women keeping the peace on our streets. Keep up the good work I salute you all in your battle for peace and safety on our streets and towns. bernard2 |
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Re: ENDURING BLUE (POLICE)
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by emystar on
Monday, 15th August 2005 @ 11:48:44 PM AEST
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And I salute all the guys in blue, green, whatever coller they are wearing.
Awesome picture and the write is a masterpeice.
huggs, smiles,
emy |
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Re: ENDURING BLUE (POLICE)
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by Elizabeth_Dandy on
Tuesday, 23rd August 2005 @ 06:48:43 PM AEST
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A magnificent tribute to valiant comrades at arms in Police Blue.
It is alwaysw profoundly moving to read a tribute to the deserving, be it in Police Blue or the confraternity and Brotherhood of the high seas,- or in grey - pilots that risk their lives in the skies, like the heroic marines and fighters now do again.
Sacrifice, sacrifice, sacrifice, with thanks forgotten. Oh "Yellow Ribbons fade so fast"
Gratitude is a godly quality.
Blessings and glory to all the heroes, sung and unsung that sacrificed , - everything, battled, put their lives on the line constantly under unspeakable conditions. Sacrifice to the end.
Glory be to them all
and their due reward!
Elizabeth
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Re: ENDURING BLUE (POLICE)
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by xxbreathlessx on
Tuesday, 24th January 2006 @ 09:02:33 PM AEST
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| i really did like this and i found it interesting how you started of with a friends passing then went into detail about the career and ended with the friends passing once more. its creative and fresh, i enjoyed it! good job! |
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