Tiny poet says it all: A soldier's son writes a poem for Veterans Day

November 10, 10:15 AMNY Education ExaminerLorri Giovinco-Harte

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Arthur says goodbye to his father

Arthur Chen was only four years old when his father, Army Sergeant  Francisco Chensung, was deployed to Kuwait for the second time in one year. Within months, Francisco's unit became the first troops to cross into Iraq.

After seven months, he returned home only to be deployed once again. He spent 18 months in Iraq and is now stationed in Korea and has been promoted to Captain.

The life of a soldier's child can be difficult, yet his mother, writer/blogger, Maria Rodrigues Pereira,  explains that the difficult moments helped to shape Arthur "into the wonderful little man he is today."

Most certainly, the poem that Arthur, (now ten years of age), wrote in response to a school assignment for Veteran's Day, reveals an unusually philosophical nature for one so young as well as an emerging poetic talent .

Perhaps it is true that the most difficult moments shape the poet's soul and hone his skills. Here is Arthur's poem, reprinted with permission:

The American Veterans
by Arthur Chen

Gun shots go through my ears
While great terror comes out in tears
When the war proceeds on
The world starts to respond

On the 11th month of the 11th day
We honor thanksgiving like the Milky Way
Red, white, and blue fly through the sky
While millions of soldiers die

When freedom comes to our heed
The veterans bestows on what we need
The American flag flies with grace
While Japan fights with disgrace

The military fights with allies
While the guns shoot as if they were alive
Soldiers sauntered silently through the war
The war, a god of destruction 

For more about about the poem and the young author, visit Art, Smiles,and Chocolate Kisses.