04-11-2016, 12:53 AM
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Why I Wear A Poppy...
I received this in an email and i thought I would share it.Subj: why I wear a Poppy
Why do I wear a poppy? I’ll tell you if I may?
Because I believe remembrance is not only for one day.
I wear it for the fallen, and for those falling still.
For those who come back broken, in body or in will.
For the parents, spouses, siblings, where bereavement takes its toll.
... ... Whose pain will never leave them, it eats into their soul.
For the wino on the corner, of his old life nothing’s left.
Now he wishes when in battle, he had died a hero’s death.
For the lad who loved a kick-about, in the park with all his mates.
But now his legs are held together with pins and metal plates
For the selfless men and women, whose final journey home,
Is in a Union flag-draped coffin, on comrades’ shoulders borne.
For all those marching proudly In Remembrance Sunday parades,
My poppy’s worn in gratitude, for the sacrifice they made
04-11-2016, 09:41 AM
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Re: Why I Wear A Poppy...
I wear my poppy to remember all those who have sacrificed their lives for this country. Many young soldiers, especially in WW1, had no idea the dangers they would be facing.Remember Our Innocence
Eagerly they accepted the King’s shilling,
Fresh-faced youths responded to the call.
Most caught up in fervent patriotic naivety,
Keenly anticipating a glorious adventure.
Soon nationalistic fantasy confronted grim reality,
Youthful idealism was swiftly obliterated
Amidst a Hellorama of mud, screams and gore.
Those long dead boys call to the living,
When our war is a dusty recollection
Our motives misrepresented and misunderstood,
Please Remember Our Innocence.
RJG
Eagerly they accepted the King’s shilling,
Fresh-faced youths responded to the call.
Most caught up in fervent patriotic naivety,
Keenly anticipating a glorious adventure.
Soon nationalistic fantasy confronted grim reality,
Youthful idealism was swiftly obliterated
Amidst a Hellorama of mud, screams and gore.
Those long dead boys call to the living,
When our war is a dusty recollection
Our motives misrepresented and misunderstood,
Please Remember Our Innocence.
RJG
12-11-2016, 08:01 AM
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Re: Why I Wear A Poppy...
In Flanders field recited by the late Leonard Cohenhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cKoJvHcMLfc
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