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POETRY
Veteran’s Day
Now in the time of gratefulness
we come to lucky number eleven
hours, days, and months aligned for
armistice and recognition, twins
standing proudly as a reminder of
sacrifice and loss, of brave memory
saluting fallen brothers and sisters
and those who still remain
In preschool I remember
practicing the number one
following the teacher’s chalk example
with my pencil. I announced
it looked like a bunch of elevens,
and received rebuke.
I didn’t care.
One on one, tall together
straight-backed presenting
a united front
I kept it up
I’ve always thought life was better with a friend.
Planted firmly one plus one, sentinels
where two or more are gathered
to watch and wait
To all who have served: Thank You!!
