Patriotic
For members of the military away from their loved ones in a distant land, family members awaiting their loved ones’ safe return, or serving fathers far from their newborn child. Share your solidarity, support, and gratitude with those serving their nation.
 Browse Our Selection Of Patriotic PoemsTo expand any poem, click the title. To collapse, click the title again. Dear Dad (+) Hello, it's me!
I'm anxious to meet you
I can't wait to see
What your eyes will be saying
When you look down at me.
I know that I'll love you
I know that you'll smile.
I know that you'll hold me
Quite tight for a while.
I'll lend you this blanket
It's special you see.
To hold all your love
That you're saving for me.
And when we do meet
Your love will flow
From the corners of this blanket
And my heart will glow.
~ Jacqueline C. Johnston 2005 Hello its me (+) I'm anxious to meet you
I can't wait to see
What your eyes will be saying
When you look down at me.
I know that I'll love you
I know that you'll smile.
I know that you'll hold me
Quite tight for a while.
I'll lend you this blanket
It's special you see.
To hold all your love
That you're saving for me.
And when we do meet
Your love will flow
From the corners of this blanket
And my heart will glow.
~ Jacqueline C. Johnston 2005 If Only In My Dreams (+) Miles away on a lonely post,
A soldier sits alone;
Dreaming back to days gone by,
Now, it's Christmas away from home.
Somewhere on an ocean blue,
A Sailor wipes a tear;
Duty calls, but still he yearns,
For the joy of bygone years.
And there among the ones who serve,
A woman thinks of home;
In service to her country,
This year, she is alone.
Away from friends and family,
The memories of home are clear;
When life was oh, so simple,
With loved ones gathered near.
Somewhere in a prison camp,
A heart cries out for home,
Where quiet desperation speaks...
"Did they leave me here alone?"
There in the lonely silence,
Soft and sweet and low;
A Christmas song begins to play,
And tears begin to flow.
For in the soft, sweet melody,
The memories start to stream;
Of, "I'll Be Home For Christmas,
If Only In My Dreams."
So, bless the sailor across the blue,
And the soldier who serves our land;
With Christmas dreams to fill their hearts,
Till they come home again.
~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 2000 In The Line Of Duty (+) In the line of duty,
Is how the saying goes;
But duty goes much farther,
Than anyone could know.
For duty is a hollow word,
When heart is what they give;
Men and women who gave their lives,
So someone else could live.
Protecting, serving faithfully,
They listened to their call;
Becoming the fallen heroes,
The ones who gave their all.
Oh how the words ring true for them,
Who gave all they could give;
In the line of duty...
So someone else could live.
~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 2000
| The Brave, The Tried, The True (+) When you see the flag unfolding,
Gently waving in the air;
Look closely at the stars and stripes,
And you will see them there.
In the red, you see the blood they shed,
So our country could be free;
Each life who gave is in the stripe,
That speaks of liberty.
In the white you see the valor,
Of those we won't forget;
The pristine clearness of each stripe,
Silent witness to each Vet.
And there behind the fifty stars,
A solemn field of blue;
A tribute to the tears we shed,
For the brave, the tried, the true.
So, when you see the stars and stripes,
The red, the white, the blue;
Remember those it represents,
The brave, the tried, the true.
~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 2000 Three Things (+) I know three things must always be,
To keep a nation strong and free,
One is a hearthstone bright and dear,
With busy, happy loved ones near.
One is a ready heart and hand,
To love, and serve, and keep the land.
One is a worn and beaten way,
To where the people go to pray.
So long as these are kept alive,
Nation and people will survive.
God keep them always, everywhere,
The home, the heart, the place of prayer.
~ Unknown 'Til You Come Home Again (+) The flags are waving high for you,
The candles burning bright;
'Till you come safely home again,
Our prayers will be your light.
We'll tie the yellow ribbon,
Around a tree for you;
For we know you serve with honor,
The red, the white and blue.
You have our love and our respect,
You have our fervent prayers;
'Till you are safely home again,
Our hearts are with you there.
~ Allison Chambers Coxsey 2003 Your Daddy's Eyes (+) Although I am so far away
My heart is with you there
I'm fighting for our country now
For freedom's light we share
You came to earth a blessing
A part of me goes on
I pray that you have Daddy's eyes
To see each brand new dawn
Our hearts are now together
They'll always beat as one
I'll hold you and I'll love you
When Daddy's job is done.
~ Francine Pucillo 2005
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