Remembrance Day poem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remembrance

We remember the fallen,

We remember the dead.
We remember the young ones
Whose life blood was shed.
We remember their sacrifice,
We remember their pain;
We remember the promise
Of “Never again!”

 

We remember our veterans,
We remember their loss.
We remember their valor
And what it has cost.
We remember the poppies
And see all the crosses.
We remember in silence,
The toll of war’s losses.

Silence

We will cherish our freedom,

We will cherish our lives.
We will honor the memory
Of their sacrifice.
We remember the fallen,
Whose life blood was shed.
Each sunset and sunrise,
We will honor the dead.

© John Stuart 2015

Veteran's Day Poem: Crosses and Poppies by John Stuart

Crosses and Poppies

The best things in life are free,

But not when it comes to Liberty;

The Right that we desire the most

Is one that tolls a heavy cost.

Long ago, before you and I were born,

A war evolved into a worldwide storm

Where guns and tanks and mustard gas

Were used to kill as each day passed.

Thousands of men were lost each day,

As battles raged in trenches gray;

Young men, whose lives were sacrificed

By those who wished war glorified.

And in the end, when war was done,

Crosses and poppies covered each son

Whose life was spent to make us free,

So respect the cost of Liberty!

© John Stuart

7 November 2013