Gassed, shot and blown up,
Barely a grown up,
Fighting in Belgium and France.
Trudging through trenches
Sleeping on benches,
Teenagers taking a chance.
Brave, gallant soldiers
Shoulder to shoulder
Lay down their lives for a cause.
A century later
Take time to remember
All those who died in the wars.
Blood, red like poppies
Shed for their country,
Bodies under the sod.
Dead unknown heroes
Fill graveyards in Flanders
Their names known only to god.
Terry Brown Grange Park, St Helens
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