The sky looked weary 

Pale and colourless 

As were we

I laid down my rifle

and thought of what I'd told her

I'd left it in the hollow of her mind

In the place where dreams ascend 

So, when the day came 

they could carry 

all that grief & sorrow away

and feed it to the clouds

for when they felt like crying

And on that day

Laden with the burden of

a thousand...

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Father,  

what is it I see?

In this place down below

Where rich tides of life 

ebb, and then flow

Where beauty & horror 

Rub shoulders like friends 

And the dominant species 

Both destroy, and defend

What is it I see?

When the colours of dawn

Turn, too soon, to darkness 

In a gathering storm

Not made from the seasons

But the breath of i...

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The unknown soldier beckons

Don't forget, don't forget

The lost, who somewhere lie

Don't forget, don't forget

The grieving family ties

Don't forget, don't forget

The defeated & the broken

Don't forget, don't forget

with mental scars unspoken

Don't forget, don't forget

The veteran in the street

Don't forget...

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