By Greta Kinsey, US Navy Dependent, Age 11
The children bid good-bye
To their father on this day
He boards a plane to the war
Where it’s all work and no play
The letters that are passed
Back and forth in the mail
Are reassuring and happy
The kids know their dad won’t fail
Father time drags his feet
The air is filled with wishes
Of the father coming home
With a package of hugs and kisses
Suspension is in the air
Until one month is left
There’s a sigh of relief
From all the hope they’ve kept
With only three weeks left
What can not happen does
The father can not come back
And there is connection loss in love
The family weeps and cries
For mornings, days and nights
The accident is dreadful
Like someone turned out the light
The sadness is a heavy burden
No smiles show for several years
Frowns are shown to everything
And the nights are always filled with tears
Still, the family needs support
This family that's so fine
They'll forever and always be
Strong, after all this time
Written as a gift to the family of a fallen service member. Memorial Day 2010
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