Taps Across America

At 3 p.m. in every state,

All buglers, young and old,

Will join to play a tune which

On this date has oft consoled.

 

The song is 24 notes long

And “Taps” is what it’s named.

Its poignant sound reminds us

Of the soldiers death has claimed.

 

Memorials ensure that those

Whom war of life’s deprived

Will live on in the hearts of

Friends and family who’ve survived.

 

Across our country, where the flames

Of hatred are ignited,

The buglers playing “Taps” today

Give cause to be united.