Family embrace - 4. The Sound of the Ultimate Sacrifice

The Sound of the Ultimate Sacrifice,

Through trembling night, the bugle weeps, A mournful cry where silence sleeps.
Soft notes drift- then rise then fall Another farewell whispered, a solemn call of the ultimate sacrifice.

Beyond the ridge, where banners lay, The wailing wind and sorrow stay.
For every tear, a mother's cry, Her sacrifice etched in the sky.

For every tear that streaks the land, A brother's oath- no soldier left behind.
A steady hand in duty sworn,
Though life is harsh and hearts are torn.

This ties the solemn oath of Taps.
Another note, another breath- Another soldier giving their all their ultimate. Their life.
So, I can walk the Halls of Freedom.

Taps still lingers, raw and bright, a ghost of ultimate grief. An unshed tear- a family's own sacrifice,
A daughter or son left to bear the unfair cost- A voice in flight.
Not lost nor forgotten, nor gone. Forever here, in the haunting notes of the ultimate oath of Taps and fallen tears.