Across this field of green grass
Stretch markers everywhere
All that lay in this hallowed ground
Certainly have something special to share
I walk along in silence now
Reading the names on each stone as I pass
Feeling the hardness of their beds
Covered by a soft blanket of grass
I see soldiers as they walk along
Searching for a stone that means so much
With tears streaming down their cheeks
Finally their fallen comrade’s stone they touch
I see the many flags waving briskly
From a breeze that across their bed that now blows
The flags marking the site of the bed
Of one of this great nations fallen heroes
I see the changing of the guard now
Only sound is the movement of their feet
I watch as they stand in silence to honor
These heroes they were never able to meet
A family stops and kneels in silence
Beside a grave marked by a flag and white stone
Honoring the passing of a loved one
Tears are shed as their pride to them is shown
None of the ones buried here in this place
Have asked for anything special to be done
They only stood to serve the country they loved
Serving until their final breath was gone
Nor did they ever ask anything special
Of you nor even of me
Except to pay respect to this country
That they fought to keep proud and free
Now I feel a tear as it forms this day
A reminder of the pain that others must feel
Knowing that their brave hero had to pay
For the life we all hold as so real
Before I leave this place of honor
Where heroes are buried as far as one can see
I turn and salute them all with pride
For all that they have given to you and me
(C) Tall Mountain Dreamer
