Marine Mom's Serenity Prayer

Prayer for sanity and strength

Dear Lord, Our Father in Heaven,

Bless me with the Serenity to understand

You have called my son to the Marine Corps.  He must land--

On foreign soil --- both near and far

To serve and fight and stand post and guard.

Give me the Courage of heart not to cry--

Keep me busy to make the time fly by.

Fill my mind with duties and tasks

Until the day when he comes back.

Grant me the Wisdom to know that he must serve-

He was born to stand, march straight; not bend or curve.

He stands ready to fight to defend

Our Freedom until the very end.

* --- * ---*

Archangel Michael, fight beside him in Battle-

Be his right hand; his Wingman.

Shield him--Defend him

Protect him from Evil.

Keep him safe

Now and

Forever,

Amen. 

--by Bright Ocean Star

Author's Note

There is another 'Mother's Prayer' floating around in the ether that does not have an author of origin. I hate to copy another person's work, so I was trying to make up my own.
I call this Marine Mom's Serenity Prayer. I hope I didn't plagiarize anything.
What do you think?

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

i like it ..i think you capture what it is surely like to be the mother of a person in service to the country ...all of them ... i think its emotive and i connected to it easily ... 2 verse, lines 2&3 end in "cry" and "fly by" respectively ..for some reason that stands out to me as something that shouldn't work (i don't know why) but it does ...it works well and puts an emphasis on those emotions of worry, anxiety and fears ..plus faith and hope .. very good to see you posted anew Bright Ocean!! :)
E.

[Bright Ocean Star]

E, my friend, thank you. I haven't written any poetry in so long, my wheels are pretty rusty. I was trying to keep the syllabus the same in couplets (I think you call them). It's a quite tricky thing to do, but that's why we are writers on here, right? I've truly missed this place and all of you. Thank you for your perspective and your good eye. I do appreciate any help you can give me. :)

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

I pray for his safe return and Thank him for serving selflessly to protect our freedoms.
A beautifully touching poem.

[Bright Ocean Star]

Thank you RnR Cowboy! It's good to see you again. Thank you for stopping by to add to my prayers.
:)

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

You are welcome... so glad to see you too... and you can have all the prayers you need.

[Bright Ocean Star]

I saw you published a book! How did that go?

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

I have self published one novel and two poetry books. it went good, not best sellers, but for me it is about the art of writing and sharing my work.

[NoelHC]

I can relate to your thoughts so deeply here, our son is a serving member in the Canadian Army and did two tours in Afghanistan in 2006 and 2009. As parents we fear for their safety but are proud of their service. Every TV news report of a soldier's death over there was torture even though we knew if something were to happen to him we would be informed before the media was. I think it was the thought that some other parents would be going through a hell that we missed, this time.

[Bright Ocean Star]

Noel, Thank you for your comments. I'm sorry. I got busy and haven't been able to play on here in awhile. I appreciate your perspective, and your son's service to his country. You are a dear friend for reading and critiquing this for me. God bless you and your son.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

a very heartfelt plea from a very loving mother.

j.

[Bright Ocean Star]

Thank you, Jacob. You don't think its' too cheesy, do you?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

not at all, Anne.
just very heartfelt.

j.