When a WWII veteran requests something, we're not going to be the ones to say no! Robin from California writes:
Dear Spouse Buzz, I would like to share something that may bring sweetness to your wives, mothers and sweethearts visiting your site. My grandfather received the poem below from my great grandmother during his service in WWII. We believe she adapted it from one of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poems “The Children’s Hour” of 1864. My grandfather said it would bring him much happiness if this poem could be shared with love and closeness for our military families and all who have served or cared. Any and all assistance to bring his wish to life is much appreciated.
It's our pleasure to pass this along, Robin.
“The Soldier’s Hour”Between the dark and the daylight,
When the night is beginning to lower
Comes a pause in the day’s occupation
That is known as the soldier’s hour.It is then that mothers and sweethearts
Think tenderest thoughts of their boys
Who are fighting for them in the trenches
Away from their dear home joysIn the quiet dusk of the evening
They breathe their heartfelt prayers
And invoke the blessings of heaven
For their loved ones over thereAnd the brave lads in their trenches
Or wherever their posts may be
Are cheered by the spirit wafted
From their homes across the seaFar faster than letter or cable
Our thoughts and our prayers go
And how much they mean to a soldier
Only a soldier can knowOh wives and mothers and sweethearts
Thank god for that love winged power
And by all that is meek and holy
Keep sacred the soldier’s hour
