Pearls From The Harbor

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