Thursday, January 1, 2004

Memorial Day Comments

Rating: ★2.9

The bugle echoes shrill and sweet,
But not of war it sings today.
The road is rhythmic with the feet
Of men-at-arms who come to pray.
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Alfred Joyce Kilmer
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Ojeikpo A. Elijah 22 September 2021

Interesting

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 18 June 2021

A wonderful poem well crafted.

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Ray Schreiber 02 October 2009

This poem evokes memories of walks through military grave yards standard issue tombstones, exclamation marks at the end of a life that once served it's country. Well done.

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Alfred Joyce Kilmer

Alfred Joyce Kilmer

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Alfred Joyce Kilmer
United States
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