Poems of Remembrance
War is defined as a form of political violence however I rather hate to like the following quote by this Prussian military general in 1832
"War is thus an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will."
We vote in our leaders to refrain from such yet allow them to use us as pawns in their world.I will be remembering and thanking all those who have will and do give up their life's so that i can at least be free to make such thanks
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Lest we forget
The stench of decay hung in the air
Along with the gases from the badlands
Rain had turned the trenches into another bog for the day
STAND TO LADS !!!
the Sergeant barked his mornin song
Spell broken by the first shell of the morning
lucky day ...BOOM .....lucky day
Breakfast usual as the new boys showed no fear
Hide ya head son as another disappeared
Snipers doing their work already...
A scream now silenced short
The morning hate over
Patrolling life began
SHhhhh!! no gunfire
The 2 sides master plan
Machine guns a ready shall cut you complete
Hand to hand and man to man
Bayonets flash besieged
Returned to base to lick their wounds
A fight amongst the rats
Black and brown did rule the roost
A feeding frenzy plan
The lice did all they could to help
Trench fever did its dance
Another day
STAND TO!!! he barked
We stood with baited breath
This was what they signed for
A short war all at plan
And what did they all die for
This life I thank you man
Lest we forget
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A Poppy Remembered
A flower held hand as the young girl
reaches up for her mothers grasp
The reddest of velvet's reflected from
her tears on eyes as her poppy
stands proud and straight
Remember their sacrifice
As you join in their stand
An honour to hold one
Red poppy to hand
She knows why she's standing
She know no return
Her father not here now
His never come home
He fought for his country
He fought for his life
He fought for his honour
His family
Our life
Remember this girl that cries every night
No father to hold her
Is gone from this earth
Yet she is the proudest
A daughter could be
Because of her father
Gave life
For you
...and for me
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Poppy day
In between the hills lays a land of green green grass
Where the heavens made their love of life
And gods sung of such sight
Be the lands that they did fight for us the green green grass
Oh green the land of warriors
The land we all do dwell
Green the grass the layman loves
True paradise be felt
In battle times and truces found the land did best it could
Yet all of them who fought for us they knew and understood
The green land see found their place to die for poppy's blood
A land we wished we all could live a world of peace and love
Oh green the land of warriors
The land we all do dwell
Green the grass the layman loves
True paradise be felt
Someday the land will fill our souls and peace will win the day
The green green land will be our rest god bless to all we pray
In those who fought so we could see the green green land this way
We praise and silence once a year remembrance poppy day
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Remember
Remember what they fought for
Remember why they fell
Remember all the killings
The living life in hell
Remember what they did for us
Remember who they were
Remember all the people
That they did fight and fall
A day to show our pride
A day to bow our heads
A day to mourn our family
Lest we forget