Step Forward and Donate with Honor
Limestone etched monuments rise from the fertile grass.
In rows and diagonals in all directions.
The only movement small flags,
Waved by the breeze.
Occasional flowers,
Adorn the sacrifice.
In the distance more manicured grass,
waiting.
Waiting for the monuments.
Waiting for the flags.
Waiting for the occasional flowers.
Waiting, waiting for the ultimate sacrifice.
Step forward and donate with honor.
About this poem
I’m a disable Vietnam veteran. While waiting for my wife to arrive at the airport In Minneapolis, Minnesota, I had time to visit the Veterans Memorial Cemetery nearby. The following is a result of that visit.
Written on June 03, 2021
Submitted by dennisristow on March 25, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 405 |
Words | 73 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 13 |
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