We remeber... we pray....
Legacy  by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

they stood where the fire turned the morning black 

where the voices called but never came back 

left no letter left no plea 

only footsteps fading into history 

some wore silence some wore pain 

some held hands that bore no name 

they never asked they never claimed 

only walked where fear remained 

they held the light when the sky turned cold 

stood on ground that wouldn’t hold 

bent but never broke their spine 

carried weight we now call mine 

some had brothers some had none 

some held tight till the fight was done 

not for glory not for fame 

just for something time can’t change 

they went beyond they gave us more 

held the line settled the score 

in hands too young in hearts too tried 

they gave and held what we call yours and mine 

under flags that time won’t steal 

carved in stone their names reveal 

not just heroes not just men 

but the ones who built what lasts again 

they walked where others turned away 

stood when fate said it wouldn’t stay 

through the dirt through the fire 

through the cold through desire 

they were whispers in the wind 

a legacy we hold within 

not forgotten never lost 

but written deep in sacrifice’s cost 

they gave us echoes gave us past 

gave us futures built to last 

not in medals not in creed 

but in every name that still must bleed 

they went beyond they gave us more 

held the line settled the score 

in hands too young in hearts too tried 

they gave and held what we call yours and mine 




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Legacy   by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

In the shadows of Apache Junction, at the foot of the majestic Superstition Mountains, sits a weathered hacienda. This desert oasis is home to an enigmatic figure, a songwriter whose journey reads like a long, dusty road of honky-tonk bars and college cafeterias. He wasn't chasing fame or glitter; instead, he chose the soul-crushing beauty of music for music's sake.

Years spent hunched over sticky barroom tables and scribbling lyrics on napkins earned him a reputation—not in the spotlight but in the back rooms where deals are made. He wrote melodies that found their way into the hearts of stars who had lost their own muse. He sold his creations for cash, with no recognition, but the whisper of his songs carried the weight of his soul.

Finally, he bought this piece of desert paradise—a stable income from his timeless songs allowed him to live comfortably, if anonymously. Here in this hacienda, with his family beside him and the mountains as his backdrop, he found the peace to write hits under his own name. He chuckled at the irony that now, without chasing fame, he could create music that brought him joy.

In the end, it was never about the spotlight. It was about the journey, the stories, and the songs that wrote themselves through his life. As the sun set behind the Superstitions, casting long shadows over the hacienda, he strummed his guitar and sang—content, unknown, and unburdened by the world's gaze.


Copyright 2019 Edwin H. Balder

I may be dead when fame comes but my real glory was always JULIE & The Kids. Thank you for such love

Actor. voice actor. Poet. Singer. President JH Hall & Associates. Milano, Italy. Best Foods Corp. John Deere Corp. earthmoving equipment marketing manager. MIDEC SoA Fiorentini . GIO-Style plastics Cesare Ferrario, VP KNORR Swiss, Switzerland

Legacy by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

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