Two Poems

We Forget

They gift the unknown
soldier with a white stone crown,
a poppy halo
and say they won't forget, but
tomorrow boots hit the ground.


Remember 2020

The last post echoes
across empty parade squares;
poppies bloom behind glass.

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The Statue of a Soldier at Canterbury Cathedral

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