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Veteran's Day    

Jack Richards

I think of your valor
In being willing to take a stand for
liberty
I know your type
Is not charmed, by show-offs in the ranks
Nonetheless
Please lower your guard for a moment
And hear a grateful nation's thanks

Jack Richards

It's not the battles you fight. It's signing the line, saying you will.

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Submitted on May 01, 2011

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Scheme XXXXAXXA X X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 310
Words 58
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 1, 1
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