A Flag Beside A Stone
written by: roger turner
@titansdad
Today I put a little flag
Down, beside a stone
Where grass and weeds were rampant
And the plot was overgrown
I knew not where he came from
I did not know his name
But, today I left a flag for him
As I’m sure he’d do the same
Today I put a little flag
Beside a soldiers lonely plot
Just to show we thank you
And that nobody forgot
A little flag beside a stone
For one who gave his all
A little flag beside a stone
For answering the call
Today I put a little flag
It waves there in the cold
For a soldier lies beneath the earth
Never ever growing old
A simple little gesture
For a soldier long since dead
I cleaned away the grass and growth
So his story could be read
Today I put a little flag
And I hope you’ll do the same
Just to show that you were there
Though you do not know their name
Maybe leave a poppy there
It may blow to someone’s door
With a thousand other poppies
From those who came before
Today I put a little flag
Beside a stone, so hard and white
For a soldier who gave all he had
Doing what he thought was right
Today I put a little flag
Beside a stone and then I cried
Remembering how young he was
We won’t forget just why he died
Today…I put a little flag
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