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