[BITList] Merchant Navy Day

[michael J Feltham]

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> Why do I wear a poppy?
> I’ll tell you if I may,
> Because I believe remembrance
> Is not only for one day.
> I wear it for the fallen,
> And for those falling still.
> For those who come back broken
> In body or in will.
> For the parents, spouses, siblings
> Where bereavement takes its toll.
> Whose pain will never leave them,
> It eats into their soul.
> For the wino on the corner,
> Of his old life nothing’s left.
> Now he wishes when in battle
> He had died a hero’s death.
> For the lad who loved a kick-about
> In the park with all his mates,
> But now his legs are held together
> With pins and metal plates.
> For the selfless men and women
> Whose final journey home
> Is in a Union flag-draped coffin
> On comrades’ shoulders borne.
> For all those marching proudly
> In Remembrance Day parades.
> My poppy’s worn in gratitude
> For the sacrifice they made.
> 
> __._,_.___
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> 
> __,_._,___

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