HONORED GLORY
"Here lies in
honored glory
an American soldier
known only to God..."
Here, lies are solemn.
Here, lies are told
in the cadence of boot heels ringing on stone,
in the snap of a bolt shooting home
in the breech of a polished rifle, held at port arms
in white gloved hands.
Here, we fold our flag
and tell ourselves
the soldier died bravely
in a just cause.