Clovis, CA JLW
old solders never die
they just fade away
like every other living thing in all the world
in time and tide
and the cycles of the moon
as it plays among the stars
reminds me of Neverland
all the lost boys
all the lost girls too
lost souls
lost loves
living still and forever
in the minds and hearts
of their mothers and fathers
and lovers
knowing they are home with God
and sometimes still in the quiet of the night
yet feeling
the grief and loss
of losing them much too soon
and then
following that night
almost like a miracle
comes ‘that tomorrow’
when the sun comes out again
with all the bright
love and light
of just living
here by the grace of God
go I
into this new and lovely tomorrow
just living
yet again
in this golden sunshine