[Woodcarver] Memorial DAY (CHAT)

[Merrilee Johnson]

Jan,  What a talented granddaughter you have!  Her poem brought tears to me 
eyes!  Thank you for sharing!
Merrilee

>From: "jan oegema" <jancarves3 at rogers.com>
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>To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
>Subject: [Woodcarver] Memorial DAY (CHAT)
>Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 06:24:55 -0500
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>Our 13 year old grand daughter wrote this poem
>
>Look Back and Pray
>By: Thea Clark
>
>
>
>The years are on going,
>The mountains are high,
>The happiness of people,
>Is not yet going to die.
>
>We look back and remember,
>What they had to do,
>To fight for our freedom,
>And die for me and you.
>
>So we look back and pray,
>For the people of those days,
>In cold and lonely war,
>And wish we could take it all away.
>
>Many guns were fired,
>Many battles lost,
>Many hearts broken,
>For freedom and it's cost.
>
>Men were sent away,
> >From their family and friends,
>Never to come back,
>Or see those smiles again.
>
>It was the date of November Eleven,
>At the eleventh hour,
>When men were being killed,
>For the pursuit of power.
>
>Some came back home again,
>And thanked God for his grace,
>Others not so lucky,
>And are lying in their graves.
>
>We would like to thank the veterans,
>For what they have done,
>For creating our freedom,
>And fighting till they won.
>
>Boys and girls and moms and dads,
>Gather once a year,
>To pray and thank the soldiers,
>Who fought against their fear.
>
>Though the little ones might not know,
>What we remember for,
>But eventually they'll figure out,
>It was for Canada, they went to war.
>
>We fought, we won, we put down our guns,
>And smiled once again,
>Then drew a tear for others,
>And good will toward men.
>
>Do you ever think and wonder,
>How life would be,
>If the war had not started,
>And men didn't go across the sea.
>
>We wouldn't come together,
>We wouldn't shed a tear,
>We wouldn't have to remember,
>Or gather once a year.
>
>But we do cause this is life,
>So we hear the anthem play,
>Then have a silent moment,
>When we think about this November day.
>
>We may cry at times for this,
>But just don't forget,
>They did this to make us happy,
>So lest we forget.
>
>We look back and remember,
>All those days of war,
>And thank God it's all over,
>And hope that there's no more.
>
>                                     Woodbutcher Jan
>
>
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>
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>
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