Veterans/Memorial Day Poem, #227

Veterans/Memorial Day Poem, #227

THE MISSING MAN

I stood beside the empty grave
Waiting for my friend,
Saying deep within my soul,
"This cannot be the end."

Then I heard a mighty roar;
Looked into the blinding sky
As four planes in close formation
Streaked above to say good-bye.

In a single moment
One pulled out, up, and away
And left a gaping hole
In that formation on this day.

As he did a"barrel roll"
(Bounding upward to disappear)
I heard my friend's bright laughter
As I wiped away a tear.

In that priceless, shining moment
My heart leaped up with pride
For I knew my friend would forever fly.
I knew he had not"died."

Written from the Heart by Esther B. Campbell Gates
Mom of Sp/4 Keith Allen Campbell, DSC, BSM, PH
(In memory of Lieutenant General John R. Murphy,USAF, Ret.)

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Otis Willie PIO The American War Library	Veterans/Memorial Day Poem, #227 Veterans/Memorial Day Poem, #227 THE MISSING MAN I stood beside the empty grave Waiting for my friend, Saying deep within my soul, "This cannot be the end." Then I heard a mighty roar; Looked into the blinding sky As four planes in close formation Streaked above to say good-bye. In a single moment One pulled out, up, and away And left a gaping hole In that formation on this day. As he did a"barrel roll" (Bounding upward to disappear) I heard my friend's bright laughter As I wiped away a tear. In that priceless, shining moment My heart leaped up with pride For I knew my friend would forever fly. I knew he had not"died." Written from the Heart by Esther B. Campbell Gates Mom of Sp/4 Keith Allen Campbell, DSC, BSM, PH (In memory of Lieutenant General John R. Murphy,USAF, Ret.) More Poetry http://members.aol.com/warlib/poems.htm Submit a poem http://www.amervets.com/poems/mypoem.htm -- Otis Willie (Ret.) Military News and Information Editor (http://www.13105320634.com) The American War Library, Est. 1988 (http://www.amervets.com) 16907 Brighton Avenue Gardena CA 90247 1-310-532-0634 Military Webmaster Site Link Request Form: http://www.amervets.com/linkreq.htm Military and Vet Info-Exchange/Discussion Groups http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/share.htm