Stone Soup

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Peace, a Poem for our Veterans, by Mason Li

We see the words on veterans’ graves – all powerful, all dark, nothing left, no heart, 

winners or losers – don’t care – both in the dark. Only left behind are their bodies, 

filled with peace, sadness, and bravery. Try remembering when he or she gave us peace, 

harmony.

For that, we can thank them, but it’s too late. Their hearts cannot be seen. 

Now, we only can thank them by bringing peace to our world..