VETERANS DAY


The streets wet and white
From the snowfall
Another cold day in their lives
Men older year by year

Survivors all, history speaks of them
Hero's striding with ribbons
Children not understanding
But looking as the parade proceeds

The soldier's faces tell stories
Held silent, with memories not forgotten
Far away lands seen now through books
Years on the calendar to be learned

Soon they will go
Leaving their families behind
To join those long passed
This day we spend remembering their deeds

Michael V Hechtman Copyright 2000