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PERSONAL TRIBUTE POETRY

These poems have been written by friends, relatives and co-workers of fallen officers to help celebrate their service and honor, and have been approved by NLEOMF for publication on this website. We will accept original poems about fallen officers.
To submit your poetry for this page, click here.


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TITLE OF POEM:

Diane G. Hammond ...A PIECE OF CLOTH AND THE GOOD BOOK
Diane G. Hammond IN MEMORY OF SHANE MILLER AND IN HONOR OF HIS PARENTS SUE AND TONY MILLER
Juli Verkler JUST WHEN I THOUGHT
Lisa Rodriguez TRIBUTE TO A DEPUTY SHERIFF
Linda C. Pomeroy THE FOUR RCMP- THANK YOU
Anna Estelle Tarr ALL MY LOVE
David L. Bell THE BADGE
Anonymous THE CALL
Karyn Merola 9/11
Amber Alderman A DAY WE'LL NEVER FORGET
Cindy Corzine FAREWELL TO OUR FRIEND
Officer Samgrelletta Fairley MY BROTHER IN BLUE
Ben Sapp, Alabama Tribune (1889) TO JOHN R. MANNING
Officer Samgrelletta Fairley THE BLUE LINE
Chris McMullin ODE TO A STREET COP
Adam Feazel FOR HE WHO WEARS A BADGE
Montey E. Ritchey JUST A COP
Ofc. Jeffrey L. Becker CPL. JOHN S. VALENT
Capt. D. George WHO IS IT?
Tracyann O'Brien-Meurer OUR HERO
Jaclyn Mosley THE ONE THAT I ADORE
Shawn J. Carmody ...FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS!
Kathey M. Green OUR FALLEN BROTHER
Alicia Griego HEAVENS DOOR
Lisa M. Midwood TWIN TOWER
Karol J Fitzgerald TO JENNY LOVE BRENDAN
Karol J Fitzgerald DEAR JENNY
Jillian Carol Owens IF I HAD ONE WISH
Cecelia Franklin COME VISIT MY DREAMS
Angela Hedger GOOD MEN MUST DIE
Master Trooper Dave "Stumpy" Miller OUR GREATEST FEAR
Steve Staskiewicz IN MEMORY OF JASON TYE PRATT
Samantha Goldberg FALLEN HERO
Anonymous A POLICE OFFICER'S CHRISTMAS POEM
T.W. Miller A BADGE ON OUR CHEST
Sgt. Richard Schultz A DEDICATION TO MARY ANN COLLURA
Dennis G Hammer A COP'S CHRISTMAS PRAYER
Deputy Tony Holifield THERE WAS A MAN THAT I ONCE KNEW
Deputy Tony Holifield THE WALL
(2 poems)
Stephen Glorioso, NREMT-P, EMT-T TRIBUTE TO A FALLEN BROTHER
Martin Connors SALUTE THE BANNER THEY RAISED
Marie Gossmeyer Van Wyk TEARS TO PATROLMAN MELVIN L. GOSSMEYER CPD #9775
Unknown A COP ON THE TAKE
Cheryl A. Mefford MAN IN BLUE
Lt. Larry Peoples CORRECTIONAL OFFICER'S FAREWELL
Michele Runyan IN THE LINE OF DUTY
Dave Gardner LOST HERO
Lisa Weir THE WALL
Cindy Glanzer OUR FRIEND
Lisa Lanham THE FINAL AMEN
Ricky G. Cousins, Officer DON'T WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW BECAUSE RONNIE'S ALREADY THERE
Marquita Burris THE ASH OF OUR DEAD
Terry O'Neill CHARLIE MILLS (Lost at the WTC disaster, 11 September 2001)
(read by NLEOMF Chairman Craig Floyd, October 15, 2001) "ONE"- 10TH ANNUAL GALA POEM
Cheryl Reimann MY HERO
Michael White IN LOVING MEMORY OF PAUL T. WHITE, JR.
Martin Connors SHE STILL STANDS: A POEM FOR THOSE LOST 9-11-01
Larry Peoples FROM FLORIDA LAW ENFORCEMENT TO OUR BROTHERS IN NYC BLUE
F. Lewis Etzler, Hialeah MY BROTHER
Kayhla M. Brown, Baltimore SIGNAL 13
Francine A. Mc Lean, New York City I HAD A GRANDFATHER
Sgt. Karleen Hamilton, John Lilley Correctional Center, Boley, OK THE BULLET
Marc A. Turner,Sergeant, Roxbury Twp PD, NJ POLICE WEEK©