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Silence at the cenotaph All along the widest street Silence in the churches At 11, the people meetSilence in the poppiesGrown on Flanders’s fieldsWorn with pride with medalsMemories slow to heal Silence on the SommeNo rifle shot was heardSilence that was frightening Silence that was fearedSilence causing numbnessSilence causing pain Death before the silence ThereafterHopeContinue reading “Remembrance – Silence”

This is not the end of a battle chant When will their glory fade? No polished medals to be worn No patriotic parade.A peacetime loss seems greater somehowSweeping through the land And without choice a numbers game That’s hard to understand.Today we remember them How hard the year has been We look back and thinkContinue reading “Loss and Remembrance”