Debora Short - ......Freedom's Dearest Treasures

Saturday dawn brings misty memories
Life-long friends are we, Jay and Joni, Les
And I, standing up for one another at
Our weddings now near thirty years ago
Today, our combined dear and gorgeous
Three, each too have become wonderful friends
Dawn takes us to that seemingly endless
Wall of polished granite, the kids at
First, quietly walking several yards out
In front, high-school-ers, now, too, cool to
Walk with us, slow-ly we read each inscribed
Name on that near endless polished wall
Carefully stepping over memorials
Old tattered love letters, yellow roses
Well loved, cherished teddy bears
And those deeply heart-felt infectious tears
Inscribed bravery, our nation’s blood
Iconic symbols of freedoms very love
Real crosses now carried in so many hearts
Reflecting tear-pools of our union’s soul
A family’s selfless and courageous gift
For a world in need of an ever-lasting
Peace, a great journey’s potent reminder
That quietly whispers love to the very
Deepest seats in each of our grateful souls

Debora Short

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