Potter's Field, The Memorial Day Story Poem by Jim Norausky

Potter's Field, The Memorial Day Story

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Scarred field void of dreams
accepts another unclaimed
single June lily.

White wedding flower
lies at rusty gate entrance
no grave specified.

Standing at altar
lace veil sheltered her beauty
not to be lifted.


No explanation
broken heart lost touch with him
but she knew of wars endured.

Worthy of honor
fighting for nation's freedom
dying on skid row.

No family left
buried with silent salute,
June lily each year.

Saturday, March 21, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: broken heart
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Edmund Strolis 03 February 2016

Thanks for shedding light on this story, the unknown stories in numbers only guessed at so sad but honorably expressed.

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Kelly Kurt 21 March 2015

A very nice piece. Poignant. Thanks for sharing.

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