How do we honor the fallen?
We love, we laugh, we cry
Every day.
How do we honor the fallen?
We sleep, we awaken
Every day.
How do we honor the fallen?
We work, we play
Every day.
How do we honor the fallen?
Time with our families, our friends
Every day.
How do we honor the fallen?
We travel, we rest
Every day.
How do we honor the fallen?
We marvel at the oceans, the mountains, the sky
Every day.
How do we honor the fallen?
With every breath
Every day.
Every day is Memorial Day.
Al Hood 2019
The Cvillean 
This is perfect Al. I am so glad you share your talent with the rest of us.
Very nicely said… as I flew back this week from my Dakotas/Wyoming trip, I sat next to a man on the airplane that was probably my age and had been a Marine during the Vietnam era…we talked about the lack of respect given then to veterans and the military and how grateful we were that has changed.
I also liked the picture you included. Well done and thank you for the reflective words. jfh
Hi Janet. That’s nice that you got to talk with the gentleman on the plane. I served during Vietnam but never went in-country. Lately I have started started something that another blogger suggested. When I run across someone with a Vietnam veteran hat or patch, I tell them welcome home. They didn’t get that back then and it was a terrible miscarriage of justice.
Love this…..
Lovely, Al.
❤ always xXx
Beautiful, Al ❤
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I expect you do them all very well, but especially the laugh part.
Beautifully stated. You have a gift for poetry.
Patricia Rickrode
w/a Jansen Schmidt
I like it Al – it gets to the heart.
Stunning. Powerful in it’s simplicity. Well done, my friend.