THE COURAGE OF THE BRAVE
ON FLANDERS FIELDS
POPPIES, GROWING ROW ON ROW,
WITH ROYAL CREST ABOVE
AND MANY NAMES BELOW
GREEN GRASS GROWING IN BETWEEN
MEMORIALS, EVERY ONE OF PEOPLES DREAMS
OF THINGS THAT WILL NEVER BE
MAKING SUCH A WONDEROUS SCENE
THE WHITE AMONGST THE GREEN
AND KEPT VERY, VERY CLEAN
WE VISIT HERE WITH GREAT GRACE
REVERENCE UPON OUR FACE
IN THIS SUCH A SACRED PLACE
AND SEE SO MANY GRAVES.
AS YEARS GO ON THE MEMORIES FADE
ONLY LETTERS SAVED AND SENT ON THAT DAY
LEAVE MORE SOLID EVIDENCE
OF LOVE THROUGH THE PRECEDING YEARS
OF MEN SLAYED ON THAT DAY
SO MANY YEARS AGO
RELATIVES LEFT BEHIND
DO NOT SURVIVE INTO CURRENT TIMES
BEHIND DRAWERS ARE MANY FINDS
OF LETTERS LOST LONG AGO
MEDALS NAMED TO UNCLE JO?
SOME PICTURES OF THE CAPTURED FOE
THE BAND OF BROTHERS ALL WITH SMILES,
MANY NOT TO SURVIVE, TOO MANY YEARS
SUCCUMBING TOO MANY ACTS OF WAR.
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THE ALL CLEAR
ALL CLEAR, ALL CLEAR.
RUNNING AWAY FROM FEAR
THE FEAR OF WHAT WE WILL DO
WHEN THE ALL CEAR IS SOUNDED HERE
IRAN, IRAQ AND SUDAN
DANGER, DANGER FOR EVERY MAN,
WOMAN AND CHILD.
DANGER, DANGER, ALL CLEAR
HOPE THIS IS NOT NECESSARY HERE
WE’VE ALREADY HAD TWO WORLD WARS
HOPING PEACE IS HERE FOR EVER MORE
AND FOR EVERYONE THE WHOLE WORLD WIDE
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FLANDERS FIELDS
THE FLOWERS ON THE POPPY FIELD
FAR ACROSS THE SEA
THE FLOWERS ON FLANDERS FIELDS
FOR EVERYONE TO SEE.
REMEMBERING THE DAYS OF WAR.
BUT NONE THERE MORE TO SEE
THE GUNS AND BOMBS OF THE BIPLANES
RAINS DOWN UPON THE SCENE.
ALL IS NOW RED AND GREEN AS FAR
AS CAN BE SEEN
THE BUGLE ROARS OUT, AND YOU HEAR
A SHOUT
“MAN THE GUNS IT’S BLOODY WAR!”
FOUR PLANES GO OVERHEAD THERE’LL
BE EVEN MORE
OUR EMPTY PLANES ARE SPLATTERED
ON THE FLOOR
THUNDERING GUNS HAVE STOPPED
THEIR ROAR.
THE SUN IS SHINING BRIGHT
WITH NO MORE FIGHTING WE HOPE
IN OUR LIFE-TIME.
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Christmas Thoughts
Decorate the house with strands of lights
Love for one another on this special night
Baking, Turkey and the cakes.
Adorn the table with candles light.
Christmas choirs, with carols in the night.
Christmas trees all a light.
Happy Christmas on computers
And cards hanging all about the house.
Merry Christmas to one and all!
Copyright Valerie Neary. 2019