[JustAmy]

May 21, 2008



Graphic by Billie

The Warrior

The Warrior isn’t all fight,
There’s more to him than that.
They’re brothers, fathers, husbands,
When they aren’t in combat.
Men train to fight when need be,
But once they were just boys.
Now they carry weapons tight,
But they still miss their toys.
The fight requires their focus,
They take it all in stride.
Pray for them as they protect,
And pray for those who’ve died.
To them we owe our freedom,
They put it on the line.
If you cannot support them,
Leave soon please, that is fine.

Conspiracy Guy aka DIF 9/8/2004
© 2004 - 2008

[jaycee]

My computer screen has gotten blurry twice today~~~

Thank you Amy!

[jaycee]

He's a baby squirrel and is a bit shy!

[MEG33]

Amen. Thank you, Amy, Billie and Conspiracy Guy.

[MEG33]

~Goldfinch~

Wishing You A Beautiful Day

[OESY]

Tribute To Armed Forces Day

Here’s to the men of the red, white and blue;
Whose patriot’s hearts burned high ...
To the women who served us on land and on sea,
Some even in the sky.

I’d like to say, “Thank you, that we’ll never know
The outcome if you had not gone,”
And to tell you, “I’ll never forget your deed,
As long as my life lingers on.”

For, I was a child, when the great war came,
And you just a dozen years more.
Some of you fought on a distant beach.
Some died on a foreign shore.

I’d hate to forget those heroes of old,
From the ‘War to end all wars’.
Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm
Proved that men fight evermore.

God, help us all when brave men say,
“Not today. Let’s just wait and see.”
For, tyrants come in so many ways
And I’ve heard of complacency.

When integrity falls in the dust by the way,
When conviction fails to command,
When there’s no one to bugle or carry the flag,
What will become of our land?

So, here’s to the heroes and heroines true!
Here’s to the brave and the free!
With my hand on my chest as the flag passes by,
I remember what you did for me!!!

Armed Forces Day Poem by © 2002
by Joan Clifton Costner

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[Lady Jag]

The sun shines bright and the birds are singing amid the
ivy on the drooping beeches. Their choice is made,
and they turn away hand-in-hand,with their backs to
the darkness and their faces to the light.
~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr. quote

[JustAmy]

Thank you both for this oldie but goodie.

Looking forward to seeing more from both of you guys.