A SIMPLE STONE

In a grove of oaks it stands alone

An old faded tombstone

A forgotten soldier from a forgotten war

Laid to rest years before

A simple stone that says a soldier lies here

It tells his name, an occupation and year



It doesn’t tell if he died of wounds he received

It doesn’t tell how his family grieved

No mention of a wife he left brokenhearted

Or of their broken dreams that never started

Simply a soldier that time forgot

Just a simple stone that says a lot