Contemporary poetry by Dan Donlan
IN PRAISE
In praise of veterans
I carefully praise all soldiers
Those who fight for their countries honor
For it is the leaders who begin the wars
Not the soldiers who give their lives fighting
So I give honor to those who gave lives with dignity
As I praise all men and women honoring their God
And their country, for God judges us for right or wrong
And those who lead the fight for injustice
I don't think fifty virgins await arrival
We must all choose carefully the honor of the fight
And those who kill the innocents
I can only hope they are ready to answer
Those who question for deeds done in cause
Because the final judgment is not by man
But at the gates entrance to those waiting
in arrival at heaven or hell's closing gates
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IN PRAISE
IN PRAISE