~ Memorial Day Respect ~

A time for picnics, time off work
Vacations and the "Indy"
A holiday, too often times
We forget what it should be.

A time to pay respect to those
Who rallied to the battle cry
Who gave their lives for liberty
Freedom, for you and I.

Such glory, brave young souls
Some still struggling through their youth
Who faced and fell willingly
Before wartime's awful truth.

So as we share this holiday
With our friends or family
Take a moment to give thanks to those
Who died so we'd stay free.

Let us strive for world peace
For the end of greed and hate
For next time, after "the war"
It surely just could be, too late.

Del "Abe" Jones 2009