Paying Respect

Always pay your respect to the people that you meet But, also pay respect to the people underneath your feet Though you cannot shake their hand or see their face Remember them though, when you are standing upon their resting place. Be always courteous and polite when no one is around A freed soul's body is now buried deep underground So, show them that courtesy wherever they might rest or sleep Remember, where you are standing, family members or friends once did weep. There could rest the mother the father the child the sibling or the fallen brave What some see as a forgotten plot, many know as a loved ones grave Underneath the sun and the clouds and beneath the trees full breast Wherever you might stand, always show and give the dead their respect. Randy L. McClave