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REMEMBER US
"Remember us?" inquire the dead
On this Memorial Day,
"Remember us to whom you said,
'There is no other way.
Bear battle with its deadly breath ---
Its pestilence and pain.
If you should die a hero's death,
It will not be in vain.'
Remember Us?"
"Remember us? We did our part.
We ventured forth to die
By all the strategies men chart,
And now we ask you why
You haven't kept your solemn word.
You said you'd never cease
'Til on the world you had conferred
An everlasting peace.
Remember Us?"
"Remember us --- the strong, the brave?
Were all of us destroyed?
Weren't any left with will to save
What now should be enjoyed?
Is war the only answer yet
That thinking men can give?
Oh, must you always be in debt
To youth who want to live?
Remember Us!"
Margaret Rorke (1915-2000) wrote poetry that was regularly published on the editorial pages of The Saginaw News (2,824 different poems in all). From 1975 through 1990, approximately 400 of her poems were featured in Judd Arnett’s column in The Detroit Free Press, and her poetry appeared in countless other settings throughout her lifetime.
The digital edition of her 4,000 published poems as well as her three books of poetry have recently been added to the Library of Congress's collection of American poetry.
This website was made in an effort to share Margaret Rorke’s poems with the world. Please read, enjoy, and most of all - share with your loved ones.
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