Audie Murphy a young farm boy from Texas 
Joined the army, many calling him reckless 

Growing up in poverty gave him many skills.
Determination and will to conquer many hills.

Through hellish war and lavish life,
Murph plodded on, plagued with much strife

Some saw him as a special being protected by God.
Murph saw himself on a lonely path he was given to trod.

He conquered because of perseverance and hope.
Due to his dear mother who taught him to cope

Life is never easy, the difficult decisions we have to make,
Leading us to our eternal destiny, wherewith God we will awake.

November 8, 2022
Mark waldrop