Say Thank You

There is nothing holy about war,
Lives cost, freedom saved, or
is there?

Peace beyond all understanding,
only comes from God, we try to
undo evil, how odd, that it is
done through war.

Say Thank you.

Women, children, men; lost there lives.
They were not the ones on the battlefield.
They are not here to receive gratitude,
their sacrifice is, off the scale in magnitude.

Say Thank you.

Men and women wrapped now in death,
The bonds that tied them together, stronger
than that of the fabric of their uniforms.
Vibrant life taken by a dust to dust-storms.

Say Thank you.

Those who lost a loved one or lived to tell,
of the horrors, have we heard their message well?
As they too fade, move from the sunshine
to the shade of a life gone through man-made hell.

Say Thank you.

For peace and lessons of this war-torn past,
Will their sacrificial message last?
Speak it, tell it, share it, with words and deeds,
Live your life but not at half-mast!

Say Thank you

They gave what you could not give.
They gave their future so you, will
in freedom live; not to die passive;
So fly hope as a banner on a single hill.

Say Thank You

For every mom

Each one carries you, for months and months and...
Then thru pain gives birth, gives life, gives .....
More minutes, hours, days and years to ....
You freely, not easily, not perfectly, not..
Without much love, much care, much of...
Everything in their being, so you grow ...
Up, learning, being loved, laughing out-loud...
With you, beside you, behind you, for...
Every mom, deserves the greatest expression of...
Gratitude, love, Thanks for catching the tears in...
Her hands, catching the kisses from you, which blew...
On a gentle breath, just like the very first breath, they..
Felt on their cheek, for, it is then that, every mom....
Knows the depths of love she is to give, the best she can...
Until .... forever and for every mom continues to give...
Sadly, this sounds naive.... it is risky to be a mom like....
This as, mistakes are made by children as they grow though..
Their lives, take a winding path in darkness and in light which...
Leads them back to a mom.... they then find themselves and the....
Will, to recognize and express a reflection of that love they have....
Been sustained and found and given to many others for....
Every mom knows she has done what she was intended for....
Nurturing, Protecting, Being Respected, mostly loving at all costs.