As we honor those who died in service to their country this Memoral Day…
Photo Credit: J.R. Munoz-McNally – Sunday, January 13, 2008
The white-gloved, dressed-blue Sentinels walk
twenty-one steps from end to end
so to honor those Unknown
who answered duty’s call
Anonymously
known but to God
their motives
ever
pure
now
entombed
eternally
atop a hill…
no widow’s goodbye
nor mother’s mournful cry
yet guarded hour to hour
a nation solemnly declares
none who die for freedom die in vain.
~kat 12 November 2015
This verse was prompted by Jane Dougherty’s Poetry Challenge #5…the Nonet with the theme being “war in any of its forms, taken from any angle.”. A Nonet is 9 line verses with syllables: 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. As suggested I added a reverse Nonet as well. If you’d like to read more Nonets or participate in this challenge click HERE.
like mercury colliding... 
May 30th, 2016 at 6:34 pm
I think WOW!
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May 30th, 2016 at 6:36 pm
Thank you Peter. ☺️
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May 31st, 2016 at 3:17 am
Wow is right, beautiful tribute Kat!
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May 31st, 2016 at 3:50 am
Thanks Kathryn! Written a bit ago, but fitting for the day.
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May 31st, 2016 at 12:42 pm
“None who die for freedom die in vain,” I love this line and I hope it’s true in any nation who has had soldiers sacrifice themselves in war. But sometimes these days we forget about these important sacrifices and it scares me and makes we sad. We have a line in our Remembrance Day in Canada: “Lest We Forget.” Wonderful poem and tribute to lost soldiers.
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May 31st, 2016 at 12:45 pm
I agree with you Mandi. It is in remembering that we ensure that their sacrifice was not in vain.
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