2015-2016 Veteran's Day Poem Winners
- Gracie GIlchriest
- Nov 12, 2015
- 2 min read
Winning Poem:
Evie Short
What You Don't See
Brisk September Dawn
Bubbling baby boy
Parents filled with joy
They hold him as he screams
The tears begin to stream
Boy is off to school
Jumps onto the bus
Mother makes a fuss
He waves and says goodbye
Mother tries not to cry
Graduation Day
Teen years go by so fast
High school was a blast
Diploma in his hands
Mom crying in the stands
College is a blur
Always late to class
Meets a pretty lass
Across the room eyes meet
His heart skips a beat
First date jitters
His heart begins to soar
As he knocks upon the door
Like an angel from above
He wonders if it's love
A relationship to last
Three long years together
She hopes they'll last forever
Got through the fights they had
He goes to talk with her dad
A picnic by the bay
In the sun they bask
A question he must ask
On one knee so she will know
The tears begin to flow
A cold December dusk
A woman dressed in white
The most breathtaking sigh
How lucky he must feel
The tears being to spill
A call he can't deny
A teary, heart-broke goodbye
A decision made before
The boy is off to war
Freedom to protect
Conflict always found
Boots touching the ground
A country to defend
A Proud American
Destruction everywhere
Bodies on the ground
Casualties abound
A friend lost on the mission
The tears cloud his vision
A bomb goes off nearby
An injury sustained
A soldier who's ashamed
He feels empty and alone
Discharged, he's going home
Back to normal life
In bed with loving wife
How could he not do well?
His life a living Hell
A danger to his family
He wakes from sudden screams
Assaulted in his dreams
His wife begins to choke
His fingers on her throat
A family torn apart
A hidden injury
Illness you can't see
Is treatment working right?
A never-ending fight
Recovery in sight
Relationships restored
A baby is on board
Good news he loves to hear
The child arrives next year
Bubbling baby boy
Parents filled with joy
They hold his as he screams
The tears begin to steam
Honorable Mention:
Sarah Harper
Defending the Star Spangled Banner
Oh Say Can You See
The faces of many
Who have valiantly served
By The Dawn's Early Light
To the depths of the night
There are those that continue to work
What So Proudly We Hail
Hard-won freedom's tale
And those who suffered that grief
At The Twilight's Last Gleaming
With children still beaming
We forget that the fight is not brief
Whose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
Remind us of scars
On hearts and on bodies the same
Through The Perilous Fight
To secure human rights
We've lost too many to name
O'er The Ramparts We Watch
Each citizen who has fought
And the citizens who are failing
What So Gallantly We Streaming
To remind us of dreaming
Towards forgiveness and freedom it's calling
And The Rockets Red Glare
Follows our prayers
As the ones we love still struggle
The Bombs Bursting In Air
Light to those who care
To keep America from trouble
Giving Proof Through The Night
That our soldiers still fight
Each day is a personal battle
Yet Our Flag Is Still There
Raised high in the air
And won't fall till the Great Judge's gavel
Oh, Say Does That Star Spangled Banner Yet Wave
O'er the Land Of The Free And The Home Of The Brave
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