Veterans Day Weekend 2014
Many came.
The preacher spoke.
Hearts were broken.
Mourners had nowhere to turn.
With money earned
and with bodies burned.
Someday they will learn
what there is to learn.
Families and friends came to the funeral.
The body was shipped home
with a flag draped over the box.
Tuition paid
for a college education.
He hoped to find a job.
That was his hope,
so many hopes,
all gone now.
Fallen on the battle field:
a post office was named for him,
as if that meant anything.
George Snedeker has published scholarly articles in the areas of social theory and Literary Criticism as well as short stories and poems. His poems have appeared in both literary magazines and sociology journals. His book The Politics of Critical Theory, published in 2004, received several positive reviews in scholarly journals. His satirical novel about college life The Cutting Edge was published under the pen name of David Lansky in 2013. He is the book review editor of the journal Socialism and Democracy and has served on its editorial board since 1985.
