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Too Many Poppies  

I don’t want a poppy
I don’t want a shield
I don’t want to visit
Rows in Flanders Fields

Another young person 
Yes a young soldier fell
They laid down their life 
What story does it tell

Off to another war
In a far off land
Beaches in Normandy
Blood spilled on the sand

I don’t want a poppy
I don’t want a shield
I don’t want to visit
Rows in Flanders Fields

My heart can’t take it
Fathers, sisters and sons
Why do we choose to sacrifice 
Precious innocent ones

Are guns the answer
Where does it all lead
Poppies upon rows
As young soldiers bleed

I don’t want a Poppy
I don’t want a shield
Fighting old men’s battles
Just leads to Flanders Fields

Soldier’s Response

I’ll do my best to defend 
this land that I love. 
I’ll risk meeting the angels 
in heaven above. 

Raising  our flag of glory 
I will gladly do
Even if they take me down 
I'll hold it brave and true. 

Canada my country 
I'll stand by her and fight. 
I'll take on its enemies 
with all my strength and might. 

No matter where I’m sent
I'll proudly make my stand. 
To protect my home 
Its people and land.

Your picture I hold
Close to my heart
Gives me my strength 
When we are apart

Loved ones left at home
Won’t hear our battle cry
Their prayers are the hope
On which our spirits fly

If we don’t make it
Back to our home
Our sacrifice is our gift
In a field marked by a stone

Response to Soldiers 

To all of our Soldiers 
Who cannot be heard
Your actions and sacrifice 
Are the final word 

We wear our poppies 
Hold our collective breaths
Some questions only answered
By actions and death.

A co-written piece by: Richard Lamoureux and Mark Wayne Shifflet. It was a pleasure to write with Mark. 

We wished to point out the absurdity of men resorting to war while still honouring the men and women who so gallantly put their lives on the line to preserve our freedom.
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