Lest We Forget
The eleventh hour The eleventh day
The eleventh month
I hear you say
Age shall weary us... Not they
I hear you say... I hear you say
A poppy lay on marble tomb
Remembrance to fruit of womb
Of lives short lived... So that we may
I here you say... I hear you say
So many souls fall where they lay
I hear you say... I hear you say
No chance to greet another day
Yet in the dawn of this new day
We shall remember ...
Remember them... I hear you say
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Very touching.
ReplyDeleteAs the years roll by our remembrance ceremonies seem to become more poignant.
Remembrance Day is always observed in our family - this is a good post.
ReplyDeleteI hear you, Steve.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff.
-- K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
Remembering is easy. It seems that forgetting to explore every avenue before taking up arms, is easier.
ReplyDeleteTakes us back to those fields, in Flanders...
ReplyDeleteLovely verse
ReplyDeleteLest we forget. Keep stitching out these lovely words, Steve.
ReplyDeleteYes, we must not forget. Lovely poem for the prompt.
ReplyDeleteTeresa
The repetions reminds me of the eternal ticking of a clock. Very timely.
ReplyDeleteNever forgetting is how we pay tribute ...
ReplyDeleteMartin H has said it all in his comment!...
ReplyDeleteSo touching and timely. Wonderful piece, to be sure!
ReplyDeleteAgree with the commenters "Jinksy" and "Martin H"
ReplyDeletenicely crafted
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Went straight to my heart..never to be forgotten..yet we keep going down that same raging road..
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tribute to the fallen.
ReplyDeleteWonderful. My father would have loved these words. He was a POW and was a great supporter of Poppy Day. I had him in mind throughout and after this piece.
ReplyDeleteNicely done. The repeating adds to the somber feel of the piece.
ReplyDeletelove the perfect rhymes,
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely way
to entertain one's day...
elegant magpie,
Thanks for sharing.
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xx
This is beautiful Steve...a lovely tribute.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for calling by. I'm quite overwhelmed with all your lovely comments. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'm heartened to continue.....
I very nice take on the prompt; 11's; it is so fitting to remember; very nice.
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