Friday, November 11, 2011

A TRIBUTE TO ALL WHO HAVE SERVED AND DO SERVE

WRITTEN BY MY MOM:
 












MY SONS, 1944

'Neath a tall stately maple's shade,
Plans for a glowing future were laid;
As two small boys on bended knees,
Worked with small trucks as busy as bees.

The sun glistened on gold and coppery hair,
God's benediction--they happily knelt there.
Now, clad in Uncle Sam's Navy Blue,
Their future plans changed, for me and for you.

They dream of small brother
And curly-haired sister,
In peace 'neath the maples
And home--a far vista.

We pray we prove worthy of love given thus,
By our sons and their comrades for each one of us.
May God speed them home again safe over the blue,
These dear ones of ours, so staunch and so true.

-S. OlIa G. Libby-

3 comments:

  1. A beautiful tribute! Your mom the eloquent poet? :)
    I love the feel, the flow, and the ones who inspired this.

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  2. Yes, Joni, it was my mom who wrote this, among other moving poems.
    By the time she wrote this, my brothers Galen,21, and Lincoln,19,had already served (as many of the young men of that day did) as much of the duration of the war as their ages permitted.
    My brother, Kent, next to me in age, is quoted as saying, "I wish I was old enough. I'd go over there and we'd get this war over with!"
    I just knew I missed my big brothers!
    M. Sue (Marilyn Sue Libby Moore)

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  3. Love you, Mom! This is a beautiful way to recognize the day!

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