Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. As one journey ended, a new one began for these heroes.

 

The light at the end of the tunnel remained bright, as they went on their . . .

 

 

Journey To Forever

“Missed But Not Forgotten”

 

Clouds decorated

the spring sky,

heroes’ minds cluttered

with thoughts

of the past,

but they didn’t

know why.

 

Being careful

not to slip

on the smooth pavement

beneath their feet,

they marched

with caution

on a mysterious trip.

 

A trip to somewhere

they didn’t know,

where they might

find their way—

a place

they knew

they had to go.

 

Pushed along

by an inner drive,

they focused

on a bright future,

one where dreams

come true,

and they could thrive.

 

All those around them

seemed to glow,

faces smiling,

as they

beckened them

to move

with the flow.

 

Their minds,

in a confused state,

but open

to entering

the future

to discover

their fate.

 

The wind

carried them along.

As they glided,

they listened

to angels above

singing a melody—

a beautiful song.

 

One journey ended,

another started,

one where they would

be remembered—

heroes, forevermore,

as they entered the land

of the dearly departed.

 

 

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