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A LONELY SOLDIER'S LULLABY



The illuminated sky became obscured

when night had fallen.

The lonely soldier hid in darkness

in a musty hole of dirt

where his frightened voice lingered on.

"Free me from this misery,

his buddy heard him calling."

Every night after gray clouds rolled by,

the lonely soldier

sang his humble lullaby.

But, no one could see

the tears in his eyes

when the soldier began to cry.

Once a happy man was… Continue