MEMORIAL DAY....Day 3

I posted this a few years ago in a blog but decided to do so again this year.  I composed this after attending a Memorial Day service at my Legion Post.  Generally my Memorial Day verses are dedicated to a veteran or two but I decided since I had written this while at the Legion to make it a dedication to all veteran members who belong to Post 69.
As we reflect upon tomorrow and the reason for the day, the words of the piece do ring true.  There IS NO bar code on those who gave their life for their beliefs as the price of freedom IS NOT free.
Many communities may hold a Memorial Day service today and some tomorrow; if possible attend an event, buy a poppy and remember those who gave their all.
Until tomorrow.......there will be another verse reflecting on Memorial Day that I’ll post here.

      MEMORIAL DAY REFLECTIONS

(For American Legion Post 69, Avon Park, Florida where this poem had been composed on Memorial Day 2012)

©Scottie-ann Murphy

Today we stand with bowed heads and heavy hearts

   as the bugler sounds “Taps”

Paying tribute and honor to those who have gone

   to their final rest 

Dedicated to our country, our flag and our beliefs

They served with pride on foreign soils,

   in the skies and upon the waters

In battle they met the foe without hesitation

Some never knew how their fight ended

One day a year….only one day….

   we remember with respect those who ‘gave their all’

     that today we may enjoy the freedom we have

As we stand for just a brief moment of silence

    we all should remember that the price of liberty

       does not come free

No price tag hangs with a bar code 

  from the men and women who served and are

    serving our country