Pearls From The Harbor
The ground shook and ships sank
People lost their lives that dreadful day
Families forever altered by the rank
Pain and anguish dealt by war’s fray
Every conflict has left a mark and every war has left a scar.
But what we stand to fight for, is what makes us who we are.
Evil exists wether we admit it or not
And with fear and trepidation we resist
Standing for right may become our lot
Although we’d rather cease and desist
But when the fight comes to us, let’s
remember what’s at stake
And then boldly take up arms and fight the fight, for Heaven’s Sake
No man nor woman awakened that day
With thoughts of planes or bombs away
But Pearl Harbor was still shook
And the events are in the history book
We rose and dusted our broken bodies off
And then simply did what had to be done
While many may jeer and even scoff
It’s by defense that our freedom is won
Every conflict has left a mark and every war has left a scar.
But what we stand to fight for, is what makes us who we are.
So today I pause to silently remember those who died that costly December
And with a grateful heart I take my pledge
To stand in the gap and make up a hedge
mdstone 2021