Sunday, November 10, 2013

Impressions of a Wall

 
 
 
Impressions of a Wall     
                                
                       Black granite walls two hundred fifty feet long
                       Fifty eight thousand names--long loved, long gone
                       Even in sun, the stone is cold
                       Telling the lives of soldiers bold
                       A hand reaches out to touch a name
                       Hoping they didn't die in vain
                       In silence, we come:  In silence, we cry
                       In silence, we tell our heroes good-bye
 
                                                                               Kay Jordan
                                                                     Published in MOBIUS  1990

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