Memorial Day

A day  of remembrance
for the fallen brave,
those that died on the battlefield
in a land not their own, far away
from family and home - Oh!
the anguish, the tragedy of war

We decorate their graves
with flower and flag, sing
patriotic song and march in parades
And with somber thought
remember, freedom isn't free
the cost is high, 
the lives of beloved
sons and husbands
no longer here

                   *** My great-great Uncle Andy Norton
                           died in France World War I  (RIP+)