FAREWELL MY BROTHERS ALL

I say farewell to brothers
And touch their names in silence
Etched upon a granite wall.
I see the face of those I knew
And hear their voices still
And know that only I have aged.
The land had slain my brothers
But could not slay their will.
So all my brothers live today
Unchanged eternally
And with every name I touch I pray
And wish their spirits free.
So farewell to brothers, comrades, friends
Whose spirits speak through granite walls.
All of them gave some for us
And some of them gave all.

 
© 19 Jul 07 Alan Winters