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Requiem
Contributed by
scott
on
Saturday, 4th October 2003 @ 06:05:00 AM in AEST
Topic:
Tributes
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I went to Arlington one day
And I stood, and stared out at the crosses-
I felt a cold shudder run through me
But it had nothing to do with the biting cold.
It occurred to me that each one of those
White, polished crosses represented more than a young
Man or woman who had died in service;
Each cross represented a widow and orphaned children
Families torn apart by the fierce and indifferent winds of war.
I could find no words to thank those who rested
In this hallowed place.
Then I looked up and I saw it, and
I realized that I did not need to say a word;
The flag was still flying,
And that thanked them better than I ever could.
I went to see the Arizona one day,
And as I stood there, on that platform
I looked around me, and I imagined
The horror of that day, the mindless slaughter
That brought a nation to its knees, that
Grabbed history in its iron grip and twisted it violently….
I felt the blood pour down like rain
And the bombs flash like lightening
The explosions rumble like thunder
The screams of agony biting into me like wind
I saw the coffins, endless rows of them
Draped with flags
Lined up in endless rows
While taps played
And mothers hugged their little children
And the twenty one guns sang out their grim farewell
And black-clad officers made speeches
That they knew could not dry
The tears of a nation…..
And I looked down into the clear depths,
And I saw the hull of that once mighty warship….
I bowed my head but said nothing,
No words of gratitude to the countless men
Entombed below.
My tears, falling softly onto the water above them,
Were thanks enough.
Copyright ©
scott
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2003-10-04 06:05:00]
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Re: Requiem
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by Broken_Skin on
Sunday, 5th October 2003 @ 05:32:12 AM AEST
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| i know its very sad, it also makes me cry... thanks 4 sharing i enjoyed reading this x |
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Re: Requiem
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by TheWildBeliever on
Sunday, 26th September 2010 @ 01:58:20 AM AEST
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| not bad man. not bad at all |
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