ROD

ROD

In the twilight of the evening
As the sunlight said good-bye
In the early days of August
And the stars had lit the sky;
The phone rang as was usual
In his home by the sea
Though he wasn't there to answer
She said "Hi, this is Minnie."

A voice told her his given name
And said "This is a surprise
Please don't even say a word
I'm one of those guys
Who served in the U.S. Army
Back in fifty-two
And I am here to say hello
To my old friend and you."

He told her he was in N.S.
Traveled from the States
He'd found Rod on the Internet
"Surely this was Fate;"
She listened as he told her
They were in Peggy's Cove
But would be up tomorrow
As all night they had drove.

Silence greeted him and then
He heard a sad voice say:
"Rodney would have been so proud
To welcome you our way;
He often talked about you all
Soldiers from the States
Before he left to be with God
But you're 60 days too late."