December 15, 2016

"Battle of the Bulge"


“Battle of the Bulge”

cji
12/16/1944

Freezing cold breaking morning
hearing the rumble of tanks
Engineer Company awakening
only a bridge seperating them
the war thought winding down
now in real time and upon them
flames lighting the dawn chaos
while 4,000 miles away in NY
another winter storm happening
taking a horse and sleigh
climbing a steep road icey
carrying mother and child
(still unborn the child)
to top for transportation
off to the hospital today
December 16, 1944
born a man child today
dimple in the chin
grateful for those fighting
so he could be born free
able to to serve his nation
hearing distant thunder
thoughout his life still
freezing cold in the evening!


Copyright © 2016 – cji

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