I prayed, Today, For the fallen And their families.
I prayed, Today, For the futility Of the fallen.
I prayed, Today, For the families Of all those forgotten When the guns fell silent, And political expediency Overlooked Where responsibility lay – And who it was Laid waste an entire generation.
I prayed, Today, For all those deserving, And that those who are not May face their shame With the same zeal That sent Fathers, sons, and brothers, Against bullets and bombs To inevitable death.
I prayed, Today, That in times to come Payers like this Will be unnecessary, And that the fallen Can rest in peace In the knowledge That they are remembered, And missed.
A further collection of poems, many from years in the Middle East, but also the California San Francisco and Central Coast areas (Santa Cruz, Carmel, Big Sur, Berkeley, etc.).
Very beautiful commemoration of Remembrance Day, my Friend!
Richard Vallance,
Ottawa, Ontario,
CANADA