Closure Poem by Bill Grace
Closure
Rating: ★5.0
When at the Empire State Military Academy (ESMA)
I stood in ranks under summer sun
sweat pouring down my back
for what felt like three hours.
Today, in sunset -
I sat next to the commander
in the review stand
and to thunderous drum
saw a legion pass.
That sweaty private
never even once imagined
a colonel's day would come.
Monday, July 30, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: military,military service
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
These words are indebted To Chief Master Sergeant Hope Skibitsky who invited me to be the commander's guest for a graduation parade at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio - Texas.
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