The Arms that Held a Rifle

 

The Arms That Held the Rifle

He went to war without a moment’s pause,

Believing in his country’s righteous cause,

He left the fields, the farms, his family

And joined a band of brothers—the Army. 

He sacrificed the comforts he had earned

His arms now held a rifle, safety spurned.

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• The Arms that Held a Rifle — a Poem