THE BOY SOLDIER
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:33 pm
THE BOY SOLDIER
(An Australian death in Afghanistan)
(Feb. 2011)
He’s only a boy in the guise of a man;
A soldier with dreams and a future to plan—
He’s far from his family; far from his friends;
Survival and safety, on luck all depends!
He’s only a boy and with lessons to learn;
Each challenge he faces will risk his return—
His mother is mournful and often she’ll weep,
Each night as she kneels and she prays for his keep!
….
He was a boy soldier, but fate intervened;
The slate of his dreams so abruptly was cleaned—
A life sadly ended on harsh, foreign ground;
Its reasons we question, with answers unfound!
Trisha Patterson
©
3/2/11
(An Australian death in Afghanistan)
(Feb. 2011)
He’s only a boy in the guise of a man;
A soldier with dreams and a future to plan—
He’s far from his family; far from his friends;
Survival and safety, on luck all depends!
He’s only a boy and with lessons to learn;
Each challenge he faces will risk his return—
His mother is mournful and often she’ll weep,
Each night as she kneels and she prays for his keep!
….
He was a boy soldier, but fate intervened;
The slate of his dreams so abruptly was cleaned—
A life sadly ended on harsh, foreign ground;
Its reasons we question, with answers unfound!
Trisha Patterson
©
3/2/11
