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We that supported you were mute,
…Applauding with one hand,
While children who were so opposed
…Went to the streets to stand.
You heard the louder chorus then,
…The raucous caw of crows,
And never did we recognize
…How much the country owes
You veterans who served in Nam,
…(The living and the dead)
In thankless war our thankless land
…Was much too quick to shed.
With one hand tied behind your back
…By cowards far away,
You heroes, there, enduring much,
…Had one more price to pay,
And that from fellow countrymen
…Who scoffed as you returned
And spit upon the very ones
…Whose blood bought flags they burned.
But you must know their numbers were,
…Like traitors, very few,
While we who held you in esteem
…Covered the land like dew.
And though it’s late, here’s my salute –
…From many others, too.
You gave so much and here’s a bit
…Of so much that is due.
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photo by Robert Linder at http://www.rgbstock.com/photo/oJW4RWA/Flags
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© Dennis Allen Lange and thebardonthehill.wordpress.com, 2018.
The Bard on the Hill 