After my fall and confused four
days paralyzed in movement I was
Drowning in a pool of sadness
Had fallen backwards down the stairs
Four days my body lacked command
Trying to walk I could hardly stand
Then I realized for me God had a plan
For from the blackness came life in pain
And for me life did not end
I realized I had to fight to mend
I looked outside the grass growing tall
Laying in my bed was not good at all
Soon the lawnmower roared to life
I heard inside warnings from my wife
Dandy you can hardly move or walk
I was wounded but enough of that talk
Remembering the Vet Hospital Veterans without legs
Some with canes walking on tiny pegs
The pool of sadness then went away
I listened to children outside at play
Sure there is pain it follows me to bed
Waiting for the morning sun smiling instead
You must know what it was that kept me going
In some States you can't mow a lawn it is snowing
Today I pruned a tree carried away the debris
At one point the pain took me to my knees
I remembered the man who died gave his life for me
And that is why life is so precious you see
But enough of self pity enough about me
*More veteran's die from suicide than died in the war.
Against a foe who has been at war with us for centuries.
Who feels if we do not agree with them we don't deserve
to live. Loving our enemies will do nothing. Fellow poets
our warriors who still suffer from their service. Visit the
VA Hospital.Give to the wounded warriors give them some hope,
I would hope in person. A visit to let them know you love them so.
Today I am sending a $25.00 check to the Paralyzed Veterans
of America. It is a small price to pay for freedom They have given me
It isn't our politicians who keep us free it is our Veterans.