Don't forget your boots
The long walk through the valley
overshadowed by the mountains.
Don't forget your boots.
Sand upon sand the layered earth
covers fragments, shells, and mines.
Don't forget your boots.
I do not pretend to understand or relate
I have not been there - I am here gazing
at the stars washed in the moonlight
filled with respect and courage for these words.
Our son is currently deployed. He is in our thoughts constantly, as well as the rest of our troops and the families they have at home. We wish them all safe endeavors as they go about protecting us and those other nations and cultures in need from unseen harm.
