Poetic Tides Through Time

Heroes

Dear Son,

Your work is done,
You can now rest;
We’re proud of you,
You gave your best.

Your buddies are alive
Today because of you.
Though our hearts are heavy,
You saved more than a few.

The flag on your casket
Told the story you know;
Your service mascot
Draped in stripes also.

Together in heaven,
Both running free;
We grieve for you
On bended knee.

Proud and lost are we
your heartsick, faithful,

Loving family.

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Entry: April 18, 2017
Prompt: Good news or bad news, letter form
For: Dew Drop Inn Poetry Workshop
Form: Quatrain with triplet ending
Syllabic Pattern: 4-5 per line
Rhyme Pattern: abcb, etc.

Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.~~Robert Frost