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Today I put a little flag Down, beside a stone Where grass and weeds were rampant And the plot was overgrown I knew not where he came from I did not know his name But, today I left a flag for him As I'm sure he'd do the same Today I put a little flag Beside a soldiers lonely plot Just to show we thank you And that nobody forgot A little flag beside a stone For one who gave his all A little flag beside a stone For answering the call Today I put a little flag It waves there in the cold For a soldier lies beneath the earth Never ever growing old A simple little gesture For a soldier long since dead I cleaned away the grass and growth So his story could be read Today I put a little flag And I hope you'll do the same Just to show that you were there Though you do not know their name Maybe leave a poppy there It may blow to someone's door With a thousand other poppies From those who came before Today I put a little flag Beside a stone, so hard and white For a soldier who gave all he had Doing what he thought was right Today I put a little flag Beside a stone and then I cried Remembering how young he was We won't forget just why he died Today...I put a little flag
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Oct 27, 2018
Oct 27, 2018 at 7:42 PM UTC
A flag beside a stone
Today I put a little flag Down, beside a stone Where grass and weeds were rampant And the plot was overgrown I knew not where he came from I did not know his name But, today I left a flag for him As I'm sure he'd do the same Today I put a little flag Beside a soldiers lonely plot Just to show we thank you And that nobody forgot A little flag beside a stone For one who gave his all A little flag beside a stone For answering the call Today I put a little flag It waves there in the cold For a soldier lies beneath the earth Never ever growing old A simple little gesture For a soldier long since dead I cleaned away the grass and growth So his story could be read Today I put a little flag And I hope you'll do the same Just to show that you were there Though you do not know their name Maybe leave a poppy there It may blow to someone's door With a thousand other poppies From those who came before Today I put a little flag Beside a stone, so hard and white For a soldier who gave all he had Doing what he thought was right Today I put a little flag Beside a stone and then I cried Remembering how young he was We won't forget just why he died Today...I put a little flag
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Oct 27, 2018
Oct 27, 2018 at 7:42 PM UTC
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