October 13, 2012

“The Valiant”

 
“The Valiant”
 
cji
10/14/12
 
Serving without compulsion
doing a duty of compassion
trained in nursing skills
this need in combat fills
nothing easy to be done
each a life to be won
for casting aside glamour
within war’s hellish clamor;
 
The valiant serve this need
personal lives not to heed
preparing soldiers to survive
helping the wounded revive
carrying bedpans in the night
stretching into the day’s light
amid war’s terrible sound
honor, duty, valiant found!
 
Copyright © 2012 – cji

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