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Hand over heart as I sing,114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FlYzmnwkh
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As my voice cracks and eyes tear.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkWfuGUOfi
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Emotions run high for me,114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSsafmluTk
Not from empty foolish pride,114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQY38mzMVT
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Freedom comes not from its wish,114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ms4iwUjhL
Nor peace from prayers on their own,114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPx70CNtZF
They come from soldiers like you,114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACUXwQ07dH
Who selflessly gave their all.114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIhJKsRnoB
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I carry you in my heart,114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVvcRKsZkV
Every day of every year,114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dCGgMg3YF
The debt I owe you cannot,114Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67gnQSXDGY
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You can hear me read two of my poems in remembrance of Memorial Day on Apple Podcasts by clicking HERE.
Please take a moment this Memorial Day to remember our fallen. They served with honor and served as bulwarks against tyranny in two world wars. They served and died in just wars and unwise ones in service of our country. They paid the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy. And so did their families. Please remember them and say a prayer for them if so inclined, or a silent “thank you” for their service and their sacrifice. May God bless them all.
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