Memorial Day Thoughts
It is springtime in the capital.
I visit here every year on this day.
Cherry blossoms are abundant
everywhere I look warm spring sunshine.
The wall is long and filled
with the names of the fallen.
I look for the name
of my boyhood friend Joseph Reilly
It is always hard to find.
So many names so much sadness.
We served together in Nam
I hear the explosion
the flash of the landmine.
He gave his life that I might live
a gift beyond any gratitude.
A shaft of sunlight falls
onto the gold filigree
of the names on the wall.
On my white shirt they reflect
like on a screen.
I see his name on me
as though he is reaching to me
to say I love you man.
I whisper not as much
as I love You Joe.
A cloud passes the sun
and his name melts
from my white shirt
On the wall it stays
AUTHORS NOTE____
Blessings to all those who fell
and peace
to those they left behind
Jude
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