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"The Sands of Christmas"-for our fighting

Posted: 12/12/05 1:32pm Message 1 of 4
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The Sands of Christmas
 
I had no Christmas spirit when I breathed a weary sigh,
and looked across the table where the bills were piled too high.
The laundry wasnt finished and the car I had to fix,
My stocks were down another point, UW lost by six.
 
And so with only minutes till my son got home from school
I gave up on the drudgery and grabbed a wooden stool.
The burdens that I carried were about all I could take,
and so I flipped the TV on to catch a little break.
 
I came upon a desert scene in shades of tan and rust,
No snowflakes hung upon the wind, just clouds of swirling dust.
And where the reindeer should have stood before a laden sleigh,
eight hummers ran a column right behind an M1A.
 
A group of boys walked past the tank, not one was past his teens,
Their eyes were hard as polished flint, their faces drawn and lean.
They walked the street in armor with their rifles shouldered tight,
their dearest wish for Christmas, just to have a silent night.
 
Other soldiers gathered, hunkered down against the wind,
To share a scrap of mail and dreams of going home again.
There wasnt much at all to put their lonely hearts at ease,
They had no Christmas turkey, just a pack of MREs.
 
They didn't have a garland or a stocking I could see,
They didn't need an ornament-- they lacked a Christmas Tree.
They didnt have a present even though it was tradition,
the only boxes I could see were labled "ammunition."
 
I felt a little tug and found my son now by my side,
He asked me what it was I feared, and why it was I cried.
I swept him up into my arms and held him oh so near
and kissed him on the forehead as I whispered in his ear.
 
Theres nothing wrong my little son, for safe we sleep tonight,
our heroes stand on foreign land to give us all the right,
to worry on the things in life that mean nothing at all,
instead of wondering if we will be the next to fall.
 
He looked at me as children do and said it's always right,
to thank the ones who help us and perhaps that we should write.
And so we pushed aside the bills and sat to draft a note,
to thank the many far from home, and this is what we wrote,
 
God bless you all and keep you safe, and speed your way back home.
Remember that we love you so, and that youre not alone.
The gift you give you share with all, a present every day,
You give the gift of liberty and that we cant repay.
 
Michael Marks
December 2003




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"The Sands of Christmas"-for our fighting

Posted: 12/12/05 4:29pm Message 2 of 4
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AWESOME!! Makes me think of my son in Iraq.
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"The Sands of Christmas"-for our fighting

Posted: 12/12/05 6:30pm Message 3 of 4
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Freedom is a gift we all enjoy but always take for granted! Thanks for a great poem C3RVETTE!

Thanks for your son's service tricer!

God bless all our brothers and sisters overseas and may they have a quiet holiday and tour and return home safely to their loved ones.

Luke




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"The Sands of Christmas"-for our fighting

Posted: 12/12/05 8:10pm Message 4 of 4
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Anacortes, WA - USA
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Vette(s): 1979 Red #72 C3 Corvette,T-350,Black interior,air,tilt/tele,K&N.And a 1978 Olds Cutlass 350/350,auto,air,2-dr.,buckets
 I second that,Luke!  Everytime I read it i get a tear in my eye..... C3RVETTE38698.8410532407


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