A Memorial Day

red poppy

pinned black on lapel,

mother's pride 

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silent guns

on field of poppies, 

son's salute 

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bronze coffin

flag wrapped by father,

cloudy sky    

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field of white crosses, 

red poppies grow row by row,

she sings bravely, free

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red poppy,
  soft on widow's lips,      

beating heart

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And D'verse Poets Pub:   Memorial Day

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