Friday, November 9, 2012

When He is Gone...#4





Poetics Aside Prompt; use 'when he is gone' in poem

When he is gone
Do we remember?
And do we pray
For he or (she) as they fight
For our freedom
Every day

When he is gone
Is he (she) a mythical ‘forgotten’
In a world far away?
As they lay their lives on the line
For our freedom
Every day

When he is gone
Do we beseech
To God as we pray
To keep and protect them as they fight
For our freedom
Every day


When he is gone
More than his dearly beloved
Ought to weep and pray
For sons and daughters
And mothers and fathers
Who risk their lives
For our freedom
Every day

© Janet Martin


1 comment:

  1. Beautiful! And a good reminder to pray for our soldiers.

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