Today
I checked the calendar,
I
thought, "My gosh, it’s time",
I
got my paper and my pen,
To
write some words that rhyme.
I
thought about what I would write,
It
had to be just so,
For
in the words that I would pen,
I’d
want the world to know,
The
world is full of heroes,
Some
deserving and some not,
But
most deserving of them all,
Are
those that time’s forgot.
We’ve
heroes in the ballpark,
And
in Hollywood as well,
But
these aren’t really heroes,
As
most anyone can tell,
A
hero has to give himself,
And
lay it on the line,
A
hero sacrifices and,
Will
stand the test of time.
Who
are the heroes of today,
Who
gave part of their life?
To
give a bit of freedom to,
Each
child, husband, wife.
The
answer to this puzzle is,
As
clear as it can be,
Turn
back the calendar in time,
To
nineteen forty-three.
The
soldier and the airman,
The
marine and sailor too.
They
paid a price for freedom,
For
the old red, white and blue.
And
now…. They live among us,
We’ve
forgotten what they’ve done,
If
not for all their effort,
WW
II would not be won.
Today,
let’s be specific though,
One
hero comes to mind,
A
man who’s given of himself,
A
hero, you will find,
In
spite of all that he’s been through,
The
places he has been,
If
he were needed and was called,
He’d
do it all again,
A
patriotic hero,
Loving
country, God and life,
Is
thankful every day he lives,
For
such a loving wife.
Well,
now I need to tell you,
If
you don’t already know,
That
our hero has a birthday,
And
I hope you’ll wish him so.
So,
keep a watchful eye upon,
The
calendar and clock,
Then
email him on his b-day,
Say,
"Happy birthday Doc."