Open Poetry #47 |
Taps |
JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
TAPS Engaged for the service, this somber lone bugle sings. Singer of the lost… the many… or the one… He alone designated portraying their appearance with love and respect as he cries his song of blues… Unchanging… the words unspoken, the lonely tune the same. Not to miss a note, not at all to be refrained. He possesses the song of death, in that he sings well trained. To give to all who die their last word, for their memory sustained. . . . . §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ "Let every nation know, whether, it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival of liberty." ~ John F. Kennedy §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. Maranatha! |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Nice work, JL. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways ~*~ |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Yes, JL...like this poem, and scenes like the missing man formation... this is when the throat closes, and the eyes well... Thank you. |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
I cannot listen to Taps without tears welling in my eyes. It's a beautiful thing to witness, with the flag presentation and twenty-one gun salute at a veteran's funeral. Something I will personally never forget. Thanks for this. Michael |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Very nice message...James |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Deeply poignant. Margherita |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
This is hauntingly lovely and brings tears to my eyes... much like hearing Taps does. Wonderful write!! |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Thanks all. JL Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. |
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