Fields of Poppies
Let's hold each other's hands,
And in silence, stand
Where the fields of poppies grow,
Let us remember them
Our brave young men
Buried just below.
For those who cried
As they laid down and died,
So very far from home,
With just white clouds,
Deaths gossamer shrouds
Covering their tortured bones.
Let's think a little more,
Is liberty worth dying for?
Is freedom the ultimate cause?
The white wooden crosses,
Exemplify those losses,
The bloody price paid in wars.
Stephen Gospage
Sun 30th Oct 2022 21:12
A very strong poem. The Ukraine conflcit shows both the futility and waste of war and the fact that so many are prepared to lay down their life for their freedom.