The Hero
He left his home,
And departed from his friends and family.
He longed to serve
The nation that he loves so fervently.
He volunteered to take up arms
In defense of liberty;
He found himself in a fight one day
With a bitter enemy.
On a battlefield
Where his courage shone as he bravely fought
To keep his country free;
Where he shed his blood and he gave his life,
Where he fell heroically.
He came back home
He returned one day to his friends and family.
We honor him,
This nation that he loved so fervently...
Published by Mike Powers
Winner of the 2010 Best of AC Award in the Books category, I am a freelance writer with extensive experience writing online book, movie, and music reviews, poetry, short stories, and other articles of gener... View profile
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40 Comments
Post a CommentExcellent tribute to our soldiers.
Fantastic writing :)
Amazing work. It is touching, poignant and heartfelt.
Your poem touched my heart.
Lovely tribute for Memorial Day or any day.
I wonder what their thoughts would be when they take their last breath! Thoughtful and from the heart. Revisiting, Mike - siva
Well done.
Bravo! I loved the photo! :-)
This is great, Mike, thanks!
What better tribute is there Mike. Amazingly good. I apologize for being so late in commenting my friend.