World War II Soldier

A TIRED AND LONELY SOLDIER
STEPPED  DOWN  FROM  THE  PLANE
HE LOOKED AROUND AND SIGHED
AS HE STEPPED OUT IN THE RAIN.

HE WALKED WITH  A LIMP
HIS  BODY WAS COVERED WITH SCARS.
ON  HIS CHEST WERE MANY MEDALS
AMONG THEM - SOME SILVER STARS.

THERE  WAS  NO ONE THERE TO  MEET HIM
NO  FRIEND TO SHAKE HIS   HAND.
NO  MOTHERS  HUG - AND TEARS OF JOY
NO  FATHERS  BOASTING - MAN TO MAN.

HE  FELT  HIS HEART WOULD BREAK
AND HE UTTERED A LONELY PRAYER
LORD, YOU PROMISED THERE WOULD BE A REUNION
BUT THERE IS  NO  ONE  HERE TO  CARE.

I PROMISED YOU A  REUNION  SON,
ONE  THAT YOU  WON'T  FORGET,
BUT THIS  IS  ONLY  TEMPORARY,
YOU'RE  JUST  NOT  HOME YET..

By Virginia Horne Walker

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