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"Silver Wings" played and we danced so close
I could smell the sweet scent of your uniform.
Strong arms held me tight
You were flying back to
Ft. Bragg in the morning
Merle's words pierced my heart
I couldn't bear to let you go
So I held on tighter
and tears flowed down my cheeks
I was a child of seventeen
You weren't much older at twenty-one
Vietnam war was raging
Only three days married is not long enough
To discover what a woman should know
So we danced and sang along with the song
Time has weathered
your 82nd Airborne wings
embedded into your stone
I brought flowers and a fresh flag
Merle Haggard's voice from my phone sings
"Silver Wings". I hold myself and dance.
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Author Notes
This is a true story of long ago and two young married people who were very much in love.
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