Is the author of this piece He was a Lance Corporal in the USMC Sniper Scout in Quang Tri Province near Da Nang Vietnam. He was an example of the positive force that lived in our young men, even though they were placed in peril and faced overwhelming assults to their emotional and physical well being. William was killed in action on Feb. 22nd, 1969.
This information was given to me along with the permission to post this poem on my site for others to read by Mr. Jack Osias William's father, and I am indebted to him for sharing this part of his son.
William Blair Osias
I LOST A FRIEND YESTERDAY
DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO STOP AND PRAY,
OR EVEN SAY 'REST IN PEACE'
I WONDER WILL IT EVER CEASE?
YESTERDAY IS GONE AND TOMORROW IS HERE.
THE MORNING SUN BRINGS A LITTLE CHEER.
BUT THINKING ABOUT MY FRIEND WHO LIES AT REST,
I CAN'T HELP WONDER WHICH IS BEST.
TO WATCH A FRIEND DIE WHO ONCE STOOD TALL,
OR TO HAVE NEVER HAD A FRIEND AT ALL?
HOWEVER LONELY IT MAY BE
WITHOUT A FRIEND FOR COMPANY,
AT LEAST AGAIN I WILL NEVER SAY,
I LOST A FRIEND YESTERDAY.
BUT OLD MAN TIME MARCHES ON,
AND SOON WE TIRE OF BEING ALONE,
SO NATURAL OPTIMISTS THAT WE ARE
ALWAYS REACHING FOR THE UNREACHABLE STAR.
WE LET OUR HEART CONTROL OUR MIND,
AND VERY SOON OURSELVES WE FIND,
TRYING AGAIN AND GLAD TO SAY
I MADE A FRIEND YESTERDAY
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