Thursday, November 11, 2010

He Was a Soldier Once


My father was a soldier once, and his father too. My father served in WW2 and in Korea. He wrote this poem about a year ago. Every time I read it, I get weepy.

ONCE A SOLDIER

I was a soldier once,
When I was young.

I was once a soldier,
Long ago, when I was very young.

I was a young soldier once,
And then one noonday I
became an old soldier.

I was an old soldier
For what seemed then a very long time.

I have been old for a very long time,

But I remember when I was young once,
And a soldier,
A very young soldier,
Once upon a time.


Thank you, Dad, for being a soldier once, and for giving me the gift of your words, in more ways that one.

2 comments:

  1. We saw you all in the parade yesterday. The boys really enjoyed it. Hope you all had fun as well.

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  2. Yes, thank you for being a soldier once...and always.

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