This is Anne... Complete and Real
by me
Published on April 13, 2004 By Tangled Wishes In Current Events
I light a candle in my window
And a candle in my heart
I wipe a tear from my eye
This death do we part

I hold the hand of a friend
And the memories in my mind
Of all the love and laughter
That you left behind

The flags still fly at half-mast
We still live our lives
But I would give all of my life
To give you one more night

The country sings the glories
That you gave your life for
And though we miss you dearly
We love you even more

I light a candle in my window
I wipe a tear from my eye
I'm sorry this came too late
And that I didn't say goodbye.

In love and honor of Moises Albert Langhorst
Marine
of Moose Lake, MN
Jan. 28, 1985 - April 5, 2004

Comments
on Apr 14, 2004
Anne~this poem is so moving and very beautiful. And thank you for writing it~let us hope it may help some folks to START to see the true tragedy of war. And let there be no more~ever. And wouldn't the world be such a safer place to live then? And no more brave young men and women will have to go to an early grave.....

~MadPoet

on Apr 14, 2004
I'm sorry that you lost a friend. Since he died as a member of Marines, he probably believed that he was defending his country. I hope that our country is worthy of his devotion.