Spiritual

four bodies lay 
here in this small, square piece of ground 
made especially for you gents 
they dragged your bodies from the shore 
the morning after your ship was torpedoed 
while protecting the North Carolina coastline 
many remain forever in the Graveyard of the Atlantic 
brave souls you were 
giving your very lives 
in defense of an ally 
and seventy-five years later I take a few moments 
to acknowledge your bravery and your sacrifice 
 
upon returning home I replay moments from my trip 
to Ocracoke and Hatteras Island 
and during my short stay at the British Cemetary 
when I felt honored 
to be standing in the presence of the lost souls 
of the Bedfordshire 
a voice whispers...'We are at Peace'

Heroes of the Bedfordshire