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Don't Forget to Remember Memorial Day

by Greg Asimakoupoulos

Posted: May 30, 2010

Avoiding cemeteries is a grave mistake…

If we fail to remember the price veterans paid,
Memorial Weekend will not include graves.
We'll barbecue, picnic, go hiking and sleep
with eyes closed to those in a box six feet deep.

If we fail to remember we're prone to forget
the men and the women who paid freedom's debt,
those fathers and mothers who answered the call
not knowing their job would mean giving their all.

If we fail to remember the blood that was shed
and pay our respects to those heroes now dead
it's likely we'll lose sight of what we must do
to maintain our rights and our privileges, too.

If we fail to remember we're bound to succeed
in forgetting the task that belongs to those freed.
To honor the memories of those who have died
embracing their values with patriot pride.


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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.

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