05-01-2022, 03:56 AM
Memorial Love
The love of widow or of widower
for him or her that predeceases them
is similar to honoring those lost
in service to our land’s necessity.
We ask much of our troops, respecting them
more after they have given up their lives
defending all our wide community
than when they lived among or far from us.
Such honor is a purer kind of love
than any which includes futurity
for they can never offer any more
than what they’ve given, and their giving’s done.
The love of widow or of widower
for him or her that predeceases them
is similar to honoring those lost
in service to our land’s necessity.
We ask much of our troops, respecting them
more after they have given up their lives
defending all our wide community
than when they lived among or far from us.
Such honor is a purer kind of love
than any which includes futurity
for they can never offer any more
than what they’ve given, and their giving’s done.
Non-practicing atheist