Sea of stone....

I glanced upon a sea of stone memories.
Fathers, sons, wives, mothers, daughters.
So many silent stories, of lives lived out loud.
Names, numbers, and dates carved in stone.
Stand silently in the mist of our noisy lives.

A sea of stone memories witnessed by the wind.

Up on your left, down on your right.
Battery Attention, slowly echoes in the breeze.
Remembered by love ones, children, and widows.
Names, numbers, and dates carved in stone.
Lives giving out of love, duty, sacrifice.....

A sea of stone memories witnessed by the wind.

Flowers drift upon this stone ocean.
If for one moment they could all stand up, and be seen.
To bare witness of their lives, duty, and service.
Our soldiers never forgotten, but still heard in our hearts.
I will always salute you, until I slowly drift into that sea of stone, witnessed by the wind.


Poem:
MHS©Copyright 2011

Yes indeed they will never be forgotten, for they serve with honor.
Gave their lives for this United States Of America.

very humbling

Thanks all for viewing....
Lost a nephew & friends in Iraq.
Soldiers will fight, but they also want peace.
To all my fellow veterans.... love, peace & respect.

Bumping up a old write.....

Courage never forgotten. I doubt I could write about war. I would never stop crying. vn

Both of my parents are buried in a sea of stone . . . this means so much to me. Beautiful

Still hits the heart.

A sad reminder to the cost of freedom.... but unfortunately, we need these reminders

just as humbling the 2nd time around, thanks for reposting, a
beautiful, honoring, write.

Thanks all, for reading...

This was worth dropping by for,

well done for penning for others thoughts. Your writes I'm sure do them the honour