Anonymous left a comment on my last post to check out this poem on Kiddlive.com. I'm not sure who Anonymous is but I would like to and I want to thank you for introducing me to this poem. It made me cry...
Poem for Soldiers Wives
Quite Hero
She wakes very early, he’s leaving today
She will stand tall and proud as he’s walking away.
He glances back warmly at his children and wife,
Knowing they will bravely carry on with their life.
Her strength and her courage only one understands,
He is walking away with her heart in his hands.
For he knows that without it he would be lost,
But they both know freedom comes at any cost.
She walks away holding her children so close,
Swallowing tears for the one she loves most.
This quiet hero does not walk into war,
She soldiers on behind her front door.
She will move through her life the wind at her back,
Determined to keep her family on track.
Her tears fall in silence while she lies in her bed,
Her fear is right there but nothing is said.
She will ask that no medals be pinned to her chest,
Her husband’s safe return her only request.
Few understand her commitment, her life,
She’s the quiet hero, the brave Soldier’s wife.
Kathleen Mills
Jan, 05
3 comments:
Just beautiful.
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem" ~Ronald Reagan
"If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under" ~Ronald Reagan
There have been only 2 people willing to die for you. Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One will die for your salvation and the other will die for your Freedom.
I almost cried too!!!! You are way stronger than I could ever be.
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