Hearts at Half Mast

God bless our soldiers and their wives... so far apart but hearts always touching...

Their hearts are at half mast as they protect our land.
There’s no way they are whole, no way they that they can.
For part of that heart is missing, the part they love the most.
That heart is many miles away, farther than coast to coast.

For those two hearts are yearning for the other to return.
But the battles not over yet, their hearts will continue to churn.
The loneliness that each of those hearts feel is tremendous pain.
They ask for so very little, just wanting to be together once again.

Let’s remember the sacrifice that these soldiers and wives feel.
For it’s very intense and hugely unselfish, but it is absolutely real.
And let this violent war end soon so the hearts can again be one.
This is the victory I have been praying for, when this war is done.

Try to have a happy Valentines Day, with both hearts standing by.
So when your hearts can be rejoined they both will be flying high.

~ Bonnie May ~
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Bonnie was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania in 1945. Poetry has been her passion for 50 years and she has had many of her poems published. She wrote a children's story as a senior in high school, that was later published as: "The Tale of a Rabbit's Tail." Since then she has published: "Grandpa, When Animals Die, Do They Go to Heaven," children's book and two poetry books, "My Heart Wants to Tell You" and "MY HEART WANTS TO TALK! TALK! TALK!." These books can be purchased through http://www.Lulu.com.

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