My Lost Valentine

She walked along the river’s delta, looking out to the sea, wondering why his life was taken in the war fought overseas.
Tommy cries and prays for daddy, wishing he’d come home to play.
Betty drew a pretty picture of a sunny, pretty day.
Mama cries and asks for guidance on how they should be told, that their daddy will come home, but beneath the flag of the bold.
A soldier fought and gave it all, so we can all be free.
The sacrifice his family made, was made for you and me.
Salute his children when you walk by, and pray they’ll understand, that he made the ultimate sacrifice, on someone else's land.
Now Tommy is grown up now, he serves his country proud.
Betty takes up for his children, while he fights beneath the clouds.
She walked along the river’s delta Looking out into the sea.
Wondering why her sons life was taken In the war fought overseas.

Michael A. Wiggs