Forget Us Not
The sky dark and fiery
A solemn crowd stood round the cenotaph
The old, the young and in between
Old men and women in wheelchairs
Pushed by the young
All bundled against the bitter wind
Remembering days of old
Stories told by family
Throughout the years
Of great-grandfather, great-grandmother, great aunts
and uncles
Grandmothers and grandfather, aunts and uncles
Those newly indoctrinated into the club
Of wounded and dead veterans
Those newly indoctrinated into the club
Of wounded and dead veterans
Ceremony took place
Heads were bowed
Prayers were said
As heads were raised
The heavenly sight was seen
The clouds lifted
The winds stilled
Light trickled down
A single ray of light
Shone round
In all heads a voice was heard
We sacrificed our futures and lives for you
Forget us not
The bells pealed out
A hundred times
Forget us not!!
©Sheilagh Lee November 8 2018
