As I walk along the streets of town
I spy a Garden of flags
1 for 5… red and white
Showing the fallen ones
Put a rose upon my grave
Show that I died for you
Risked it all to keep you free
Put a rose upon my grave
Hugs and kisses as they depart
Shipped across the seas
To a war still unknown why
They whisper in our ear
Put a rose upon my grave
Showing I was once loved
For those I kill will not bother you
Put a rose upon my grave
Days pass by then months then years
And still no words to pull out
Then I find that my love had died
Adding him to the garden of flags
Put a rose upon my grave
Do not cry when I am gone
I do not regret to be shipped there
Put a rose upon my grave
As I walk along the streets of town
I spy a garden of flags
1 for 5… red and white
Showing how my loved one cared
Jessica Kissner
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/upon-my-grave/
