The Tears of Virginia

Published Wednesday, April 18, 2007 by Ted | E-mail this post

Shed your tears Virginia
For Fallen Friends
For the now faint, weak grasp of cold
That once was love.
For those who stood tall only now to lie in memory
Ponder the joy passed, reminisce
Feel this pain that none should grasp
Clear now your throats for the bellows of anguish
That hope would say never should be.
Stand tall Virginia, for those who stand no more.

Embrace this love that loss illuminates
Say the goodbyes to loves, hope, and peace.
For fear and sorrow now with you abide.
Yet your struggle will not be alone.
We stand beside you, behind you and for you.
The lives that have fallen are remembered
And you will not be forsaken.
We are here Virginia, but for now
Shed your tears.

~TDW