Raghuraj Vadakke Kuruppath
JUST A COMMON SOLDIER
(A
Soldier Died Today)
by A. Lawrence Vaincourt
He was getting old and paunchy and
his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion,telling stories
of the past.
Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his
buddies; they were heroes, every one.
And
tho' sometimes, to his neighbors, his tales became a joke,
All his
Legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.
But we'll hear
his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away,
And the world's a
little poorer, for a soldier died today.
He will not be mourned by many,
just his children and his wife,
For he lived an ordinary and quite
uneventful life.
Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own
way,
And the world won't note his passing, though a soldier died today
.
He was just a common soldier and
his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us we may
need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict, then we find
the soldier's part
Is to clean up all the troubles that some people
start.
If we cannot do him honor while
he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage at
the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that
would say,
Our Country is in mourning,for a soldier died
today
Siddhartha Unni
Raghuraj Vadakke Kuruppath
sandhya Sridhar
rajani unni
Yes ,we often forget those guarding our borders as they keep vigil,whether it is hot and rain or snow. Let us salute all the brave ones who laid down their lives for the safety of our country !!
Beautiful poem.....thanks for sharing Raghu !!
Rajanichechi
malini v k
From: Raghuraj Vadakke Kuruppath <vkrag...@gmail.com>
To: naduvil...@googlegroups.com
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