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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=545097" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>An Old Soldier</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=545097" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Friend, I have faced many a difficult battle, <br>Dangerous missions that required some backbone; <br>As a soldier, I have encountered hard times, <br>But this trip was the toughest one I had known.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=545097" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">My feet became heavy, but still I walked on, <br>Moving down the long hallway to where he lay; <br>This man was my best friend and fellow soldier, <br>But, I had received news, he would die today.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=545097" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">His room was now only a few feet away, <br>I became frozen, standing there at his door; <br>I had come to say goodbye to my comrade, <br>For after today, I would see him no more.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=545097" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">He was sitting up, as if waiting for me, <br>I noticed an old familiar smile on his face; <br>He said; “Soldier, I’m sure glad you came today, <br>For soon ole’ buddy, I’ll be leavin’ this place.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=545097" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">He said; “Now you know I don’t like hospitals, <br>There’s just too much sufferin’ n’ pain; <br>‘Sides, these places stir up many old memories, <br>Some I’ve been reliving again and again.”</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=545097" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">“But, Soldier, I’ve got a brand new a’signment, <br>I’m goin’ t’ a land where there ain’t no wars; <br>A place where winds of peace are always blowin’, <br>It’s a long mission, away up b’yond the stars.”</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=545097" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">“Yes sir, I’m ready, be gone in a short while, <br>But there’s a thing or two I’d like you to know.”<br>“You, Sir have always been my very best friend, <br>Sure gon’na miss our talks, and I’ve loved you so.”</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=545097" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">As he spoke, a glow came upon his old face, <br>Like none that I had ever seen there before; <br>He said; “Listen up Soldier, I’m being called, <br>A messenger’s a’standin’ there at my door.”</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=545097" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">I took his hand as he squeezed mine so tightly, <br>I swear, I have never seen him so at ease; <br>He turned and spoke up again, smiling widely, <br>“The Commanders’ waitin’, now I’ve got t’ leave! ”</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=545097" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">And then, just like that, the old soldier was gone, <br>Then I felt his firm grip on my hand release; <br>I stood at full attention to salute him, <br>As I said; “So long dad, now go… rest in peace.”</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><a href="http://poems.citatepedia.com/">poem</a> by <strong><a rel="author" href="http://authors.citatepedia.com/by.php?a=Loyd+C.+Taylor">Loyd C. Taylor</a></strong></div>