| War and History Poetry posted April 5, 2015 |
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Lest we forget the fallen soldiers.
Anzac Day
by Aussie
Fingers of light part the night
Golden rays of dawn, piercing light Ghostly soldiers wade ashore As they did one hundred years before. A 'top the ridge silent sentinels gaze at sea Bloody battles so we could be free Ghostly soldiers climb sandy heights Walk amongst living, see grieving sights. Every year we wish them home Long dead men from bloody foam Bugler sounds reveille, welcoming day Across the hills where dead men lay. Ghostly soldiers sleeping forever No pain, no earthly tether Turkish troops salute our men ANZACS return salute again. Centenary of one-hundred years So many lost, so many tears Never again will we stand Enemy of that Turkish land. Gentle waves lap the shore Sacred cove for evermore Ghosts of men long dead Embrace the living, whispers said. |
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AABB rhyming quatrains for the contest entry; every year on the 25th April, we commemorate the lives of those lost in both world wars. This year, Anzac Cove so named in peace time; real name Gallipoli, during the assault by the ANZACS on the 25th April 1915, will be a special place for thousands of people commemorating one-hundred years since world war 1. ANZAC means Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
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