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The Place of Remembrance
Flanders Fields, the place of remembrance
A monument that lives on
The fields are filled with memories
That sing a haunting song
The wind ruffles the blanket of poppies
That shields the fallen .men
It quietly whispers stories of the past
Over and over again
The clouds mimic hostility
That they learned from looking down
A few tears trickle from the sky
As the clouds begin to frown
The sky becomes gloomy and dark
The sun hides behind a screen
They cast down shadows from up above
To hide what they have seen
The air becomes crowded and thick
Where the souls of the brave prevail
They may have perished with the battle
But never did they fail
Spirits of the brave smile down on the earth
For they are safe ,.a - u nd
The fighting, pain, and agony subside
That they lived while on the ground
The earth is quiet and still here
The memories are never gone
The fearless faces may have vanished
But their presence lingers on .
Second Place Senior Poem
Alyssa Trorbley, Midate, SK
Midale Central School
Estevan Branch #60
Chad Mann
519-357-3015
Fax 519-357-3252
When you look into the dark blue sky,
Think of all the people who died.
When you look at the light shimmering bright,
Think of where they slept in the dark cold night.
When you look around atthe people beside
you, •
Think of what they were willing to do.
When you are having that minute of silence,
Think of all of the fighting and violence. •
When you are looking at the poppies pinned on
the cross,
Think of all the families .who were lost.
Think of them it is the least we can do,
Since they fought for us and our peace too.
Second Place Int. Poem
Tiffany Richards
Northern Bay, NL Daccalieu Collegiate
Carbonear Branch 4123
One hundred white crosses
lined up in a row K:
One hundred lost Lives
under a blanket of snow
One :hundred stories
of husbandless wives
One hundred kisses
and tearful goodbyes
One hundred poppies
like blood on the ground
One hundred bodies
that have never been found
One hundred children
without fathers to love
One • hundred screams
heard from high up above
One hundred white crosses
marking men that did fall
And only two minutes
to remember them all
First Place Intermediate
Poem - Emily Cann
Charlottetown, PE
Queen Charlotte
hitermedlate School
Charlottetown Branch #1
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