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Soldier's Mom

Written by: Jerry Garcia
                   5/23/2012

MOTHER'S DAY

Ancient mother, in her cushioned chair,
sits by the fireplace with a distant stare.

Swirling smoke forms columns of dreams, 
memories of what had once been.

Amid the haze and fire he appears,
just as he was back so many years.

A soldier- he was, brave and strong,
killed by a bullet from the Viet Cong.

In a place faw away, he had gone,
a mountain top, with a name Khe Sahn.

A battle that lasted months they say...
after winning, we just turned and gave it away.

Actions such as these common to war,
guided by men with silver stars.

Tears now flow. A price that's paid,
as she reads his card from second grade.
 

-day 153


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  1. T.R.AureliusMay 24, 2012 at 6:59 PM

    parang I love you this big lang hehe

    :))

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  2. violyMay 24, 2012 at 9:38 PM

    awww that's so sweet! ;)

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  3. chrisairMay 25, 2012 at 3:13 AM

    a very touching story

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  4. unsugarcoatedreviews.comMay 25, 2012 at 4:23 AM

    This is sad and touching at the same time.

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  5. Kai GrafiaMay 25, 2012 at 6:59 AM

    Very sweet! :))

    kaigrafia.com

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  6. MaryJane TauyanMay 25, 2012 at 7:42 AM

    love reading this and how they rhyme! amazing! xx

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  7. athenaMay 25, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    the poem is very heartbreaking.
    i'm not yet a parent, but i think it really pains parents to see their children go before them because it's supposed to be the children who'd bury the parents, etc. :(

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  8. swexieMay 25, 2012 at 6:56 PM

    It's both sad and sweet. Most moms don't want their children to be soldiers because of the risk. But really, if you love your child and you know that your child will become happy to reach his dream of becoming a soldier, there's nothing much a mom could do but give her support.

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  9. Gigi BelenoMay 25, 2012 at 11:52 PM

    very touchy!

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  10. marriMay 26, 2012 at 2:10 AM

    The cute picture makes the poem lighter than its meaning
    yet brighter than its sound.

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  11. Gil CamporazoMay 27, 2012 at 3:44 AM

    The poem is touchy. Jerry Garcia is a good poet.

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  12. EihdraJune 10, 2012 at 1:35 AM

    I don't want any of my kids to be a soldier BUT, I'll support them even if they disagree on this.

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