Memorial Day, 2013
Monogrammed Prayers on Memorial Day
by Alice Jane-Marie Massa
I am a visitor at the graves—
Ave Marias on Memorial Day.
Taps and tulips are there;
peonies and patriotism are there.
Where do I place
the monogrammed prayers?
Post-script: Currently, the above poem is appearing in the online publication Magnets and Ladders. To read another poem and a short story of mine—along with many other poems, short stories, and essays by other writers—please visit the website http://www.magnetsandladders.org and simply click on the link for the spring/summer (2013) issue.
God bless all whom we remember with love and gratitude on this Memorial Day!
Alice
May 25, 2013
alice13wordwalk 
A fitting poem. Right to the heart, and full of memories.
Thanks, and I hope your Memorial day is just that.
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I like it. Although my husband Bill isn’t a veteran, I called a flower shop in Fowler, Colorado, where he’s buried, and ordered an arrangement to be put on his grave.
Abbie–When a loved one or loved ones are buried far from where one lives, the tugging at the heart-strings plays a different tune. I hope that the sending of the bouquet brings you a warm feeling of comfort on Memorial Day. Take care! Thinking of you and Bill, Alice