Gold Star Mothers

Posted by Del Abe Jones on October 09, 2003 at 10:14:19:

GOLD STAR MOTHERS

Started with a group of twenty-five
In the year of twenty-eight
By those who'd lost a Son or Daughter
From the wartime's cruel fate.

When the Blue Star on the Service Flag
Was replaced with one of Gold
Everybody knew a Mother grieved
With a loss from that household.

"Out of tragedy, we were formed"
And, "Out of love we continue."
This legacy of Gold Star Mothers
With the heartache, that they knew.

They use the memories and love
Of those who gave their all
To help those other Veterans
Who answered our Nation's call.

It's so sad, they still exist
And most likely always will
As long as, we go to war
There's a need they must fulfill.

POW/MIA

So many fates are left unknown
And so many rumors that abound
So many families ask the question
When will, the answers be found?

So many years have come and gone
Sometimes, hope is hard to keep
There's some who feel there's none
And in some, it's buried deep.

The pain, is in not knowing
How, to put loved ones to rest
When there is no way to prove
They have passed, the final test.

But, no matter what the answers
We can't let this cause alone
Until, each and every one of them
Is found, and brought back home.

Del "Abe" Jones
White Bluff, TN

Please visit my 9/11 Memorial page
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/delabejones/page1.html (9/11 Memoriam)
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/delabejones/instant/memorial.html (more poetry)
I also have my first e-book, "THE WORLD, WAR, FREEDOM, AND MORE",
(re: Vietnam, Gulf War, and all Vets, Native American, Trail of Tears and
Chief Joseph, ) available for FREE in .zip or .exe format. Just ask for it.

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: GOLD STAR MOTHERS : Started with a group of twenty-five : In the year of twenty-eight : By those who'd lost a Son or Daughter : From the wartime's cruel fate. : When the Blue Star on the Service Flag : Was replaced with one of Gold : Everybody knew a Mother grieved : With a loss from that household. : "Out of tragedy, we were formed" : And, "Out of love we continue." : This legacy of Gold Star Mothers : With the heartache, that they knew. : They use the memories and love : Of those who gave their all : To help those other Veterans : Who answered our Nation's call. : It's so sad, they still exist : And most likely always will : As long as, we go to war : There's a need they must fulfill. : : POW/MIA : So many fates are left unknown : And so many rumors that abound : So many families ask the question : When will, the answers be found? : So many years have come and gone : Sometimes, hope is hard to keep : There's some who feel there's none : And in some, it's buried deep. : The pain, is in not knowing : How, to put loved ones to rest : When there is no way to prove : They have passed, the final test. : But, no matter what the answers : We can't let this cause alone : Until, each and every one of them : Is found, and brought back home. : : Del "Abe" Jones : White Bluff, TN : : : : Please visit my 9/11 Memorial page : http://mywebpage.netscape.com/delabejones/page1.html (9/11 Memoriam) : http://mywebpage.netscape.com/delabejones/instant/memorial.html (more poetry) : I also have my first e-book, "THE WORLD, WAR, FREEDOM, AND MORE", : (re: Vietnam, Gulf War, and all Vets, Native American, Trail of Tears and : Chief Joseph, ) available for FREE in .zip or .exe format. Just ask for it. :