I’ve been pretty good not waking up at weird hours. It’s now 4:00am. Today is Vietnam War Veterans Day. Usually a flag raising would be held at a few of the veterans clubs in the area but for some reason they are not doing so. I have no idea why except maybe due to COVID. I’ll blame it on that. I composed a piece for the day. It is dedicated to four members of the Veterans of the Vietnam War Post 3 which was once located in Mountaintop, Pennsylvania. One of those whom it’s being dedicated is my first husband, Michael. I was the adjutant of the post. These four guys and I were in the post color guard participating in many parades and memorial services. I wrote this in their memory for today. I may not be reading it anyplace, but I have it anyhow. All four guys have passed on but at times they are on my mind.
Terry’s word yesterday was SERENE. I wrote about one of my favorite subjects a lake and how it’s peaceful pre-dawn.
The wacky holidays did not really connect much but after weeding a flower bed what a good way to treat yourself with the Eskimo pie. Now will they want to change the name from Eskimo pies to something else? Or remove the icon? I wonder about these things.
A few days before National Poetry Month. I’m not sure what my challenge will be. As always I do a poem per day.
My thoughts what will I use for my inspiration this year. Some years the poems were events or happenings in my life. But I’ll think of that tomorrow not today.
As you know or don’t I’m a fan of “Casablanca”. I love the line that begins “of all the gin joints”; well yesterday morning I heard a line in a movie that the was something like this “in all the days in all the years”; the movie “Kitty Foyle”. I thought a great line and for some reason it reminded me of a “Casablanca” line.
It’s Monday again and Holy Week.
Until tomorrow....enjoy the day and as always Stay Safe.
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VIETNAM WAR VETERANS
DAY 2021
(Dedicated to Michael Koscielnik Jr.;
William “Billy” Columbo;
Dennis Rosania and
Christopher Bradshaw)
Many too young to vote
But old enough to be drafted
to fight in war
Many too young to order a beer or
whiskey shot
But... not too young to be shot at
Some barely out of high school
Some never traveled more than fifty
miles from home
Now....a half a world away from their
family and friends
Dining on C-Rations in an unfriendly
country
While back at home protests against
the war mounted
Those returning home spat upon
called ‘baby-killers’
No welcome home parades
for the returning Vietnam Veterans
1974 the first Vietnam War Veterans
Day celebrated
Today we remember those who served,
died and still unaccounted for
Welcome home to you all
Thank you for your service
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MORNING PRAYER
How tranquil the pre-dawn hour
before the sun awakens
I stand on the dock....looking over the
lake
My mind wanders to random thoughts
Thinking of everything and nothing
important
At the moment my soul untroubled
But it could change at any minute
Before daybreak all is serene
I look to the sky....then bow my head
in prayer thanking the Lord for
another day
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WACKY HOLIDAYS MARCH 28th
(National Black Forest Cake Day;
Children’s Picture Book Day; Weed
Appreciation Day and Eat an Eskimo
Pie Day)
The weeds are taking over my flower
bed
Time to get out to remove them
I’ll reward myself with an Eskimo pie
Later make notes for a children’s
picture book
Oh how fun to try to write one
No Black Forest cake for me
I’d rather lemon chiffon
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