A Wall For Freedom's Sake

A Wall for Freedom's Sake,

A wall stands dark and tall, on its face a scrawl

of the names each and all, who for freedom bled and didst fall

The grass is green up to that hole deep darkness there unfolds

in the earth to place his form another patriot, freedoms price grows

That walls stand shining in the sun abstract along the hill it runs

emerald and teal and skies of blue an altar stained with tears for you

James, Robert, Mary and John, names go endlessly along

so clearly do they tell their tale of fathers sobs and mothers wails

Of youth so beautiful and fair, of daring and fear and devil may care

of darkness and nights alone, of courage and honor freely shown

So when your pilgrimage brings you there. at the alter you stand and stare

remember please the cost shared, the cost of freedom on that wall there

10/98 SOS