PROUD AMERICAN's blog: "Go ahead make my day"

                                                                    A Very Special Delivery

          I saw a bottle in the ocean,

          with a message it carried inside,

          there was a teardrop on it

          from the author who must've cried.

          The message was sent long ago

          the receiver yet to be,  I knew

          it had to be delivered, and so it

          was up to me.

          So I took the letter

          home, which for me

          was something new ,

          but something about it

          was special, it was something

          I just had to do.

         So began my journey

         a journey of thousands of miles,

         I never thought when I got there

         all I'd see were smiles.

        When I got to my destination,

         I was asked what brought me there,

         I said, " I've traveled thousands of miles

         to bring you this message and I handled it

         with care."

         I'd soon find out

         what made the letter

         so special , in a special way

         the letter was from a fallen soldier

         they were celebrating his birthday.

         I'll never forget the message

         in the letter that I read,

         I'll carry with me for forever

         this is what it said.

         " If you should find yourself

           missing me , I'm really not that far

           just look up to the night sky

           I'll be the brightest star."