Memorial Day in Gratitude ©Dawn Minott

On By Dawn MinottIn Poetry

In the liberty of freedom’s delight
Lest we forget your dedicated fight
Leaving all behind, a sacrifice profound
To go to distant lands, lay all on battleground

While the horrors of war persists
Amidst the devastation, courage exists
For the lives lost from divisions and corps
Am I worth the sacrifice they bore?

For every soldier, a heartfelt debt owed
Your bravery speaks in sacrifice bestowed
My duty will forever be clear—
Honor your sacrifice, hold freedom dear

I took this picture of the plaque at the Pearl Harbour National Memorial bearing this prayer-poem Eleanor Roosevelt kept in her pocket during WWII:

Dear Lord, Lest I continue my complacent way, help me to remember somehow out there a man [or woman] died for me today. As long as there be war I then must ask and answer: am I worth dying for?
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[republished 2025]

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In creative solidarity, Dee

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