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A
woman waits
for 60 years
resolved to know
the truth she fears,
to
know the fate
of one held dear
her love of life
who disappeared
They said they just
could not keep track
just knew he wasn't
coming
back,
the story changed
with each contact
somewhere out there
the
tragic facts
Then one day
it came to light
her man had died
in one good fight,
he gave his life
in northern France
his plane shot
down
he had no chance
The village
that the hero saved
still
honors him
adorns his grave,
remembers him
each year amazed
an American
could be so brave
The widow smiles
kindly forgives
remembers him
as if he lived,
and bares no grudges
no contempt
his story known
she is content
Devotion given
from the start
still burns brightly
in her heart,
she is his wife
forever cleft
and loves him like
he
never left.
©
d.knape
January
22, 2013
This video
inspired the poem "Till Death Do Us Part":
http://www.youtube.com/embed/8TT1XFS1LA0
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"Once Upon A Line" - Light verse and poetry by d.knape
Related Topics: WWII
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