We served
We served by choice or by draft
We served at cost to our plans and careers
We served at the expense of our loving families
We served despite lack of appreciation or reward
We served when others, who could have, but did not
We served while defense related industries recorded profits
We served while comrades were maimed, scarred for life and killed
We served! May this service not have been in vain and may God bless America
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| Writing Prompt |
REMEMBERING VETERANS (free verse)
RULES:
1. FREE VERSE POEM--no end line rhyming patterns (other rhyming acceptable)
2. DISPLAY--1 font color AND 1 background color
3. TITLE--MAY be included with body of poem and/or included above poem with dedication
4. DEDICATION--MAY be included with body of poem and dedication MAY be included above text of poem
5. NO animation, videos, music, graphics
6. AUTHOR NOTES acceptable
7 PICTURE--1 picture above poem, if desired--no words included in, on, near picture--(author's choice IF picture is desired)
8. FONT style--select from Advanced Editor ONLY
9. SUBJECT--Veterans/Past and/or Present (TRUE--NO FICTION)
10. AUTHOR NAME WILL BE DISPLAYED
11. AT LEAST 5 submissions received to commence voting
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