stones worn and faded
time’s toll on memorials
sacrifice honored
flags mark military graves
tradition at ancient fort
My tanka response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #35: Memorial Day
Image: the cemetery at Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY,
where the earliest burial appears to be from 1813
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#Haiku Happenings #10: Ken’s latest #tanka is the first #haikai for my current #haikai challenge!
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I think that honours the lost men.
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Yes. Annual tradition.
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Good job Ken. Great photo as well.
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Thanks!
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Under the heading of History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day
there is some interesting reading of how the tradition of placing flags got started.
Around our area it is nice to see all the flags in local cemeteries. We keep a flag up and out all year round.
Your verse is a wonderful tribute. Thank you.
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Thank you, Jules, and thank you for the link.
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I was just being teased by my hubby – I like to ‘as it were’ leave no stone un-turned. And the internet makes it easy to search.
Hope you continue to enjoy your Niagara visit. More rain is in our local forecast for most of the week. I’m not sure though which way the storm is tracking. Stay dry 🙂
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I just learned that Alberto will be affecting Illinois & Missouri on Wednesday – just in time for my last day of driving.
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Be extra safe then. We had to drive in rain most of the day another time that we traveled through to (I think that time it was) Massachusetts.
I know that it wasn’t until recently that they started naming storms like hurricanes. So we must have had quite a few to return to the letter A again by the end of May. It has been a very wet spring.
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