Semper Fi Christmas

Semper Fi Christmas

By John A. Wilson

I

Was

There

When we

Fought at

Beleau Woods

I helped take

The deadly peak

Of Suribachi Hill

I held you close to

Try and keep you warm

At the Chosin Reservoir

I covered your back in the

Jungles and rice paddies as

You did your very best in Nam

I flew high cover for you above

The blazing oilfields of the gulf

Wherever you may have been, Marine

Beside you I have stood as companion

And protector, your Lord, Savior and God.

And I will

Forevermore

Momma

Momma

By John A. Wilson

For forty years now

The grass has grown

Over the man that she still loves

Her body’s now frail

Her hair snowy white

But a twinkle still shines in her eyes

Her life has been hard

Her journey so long

To see all of her children grown

With her love she raised

The six of us

Three girls, three boys and a dream

For we are her gift

To all of the world

In hope that we will succeed

To leave the world

A better place

Than it was before we came

We six are the gift

She gave to the world

And the world was her gift to us