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Beating drums mark his last march and fifes play lowly, a breeze blows on blackthorn blossoms, Raised high above on hardened shoulders for the mourning march, that slowly glides him along, A hero, a name carved in precious polished stone, this is his last the most important journey, The drums roll, bearers sway quietly with each step, a fife plays sadly bringing burning tears. Winter, its hard wrinkled face and rough horny hands froze men to death stuck in no mans land, It has no friends in this evil hated war and happily takes wounded men, a trophy to its might, Thick mud is sometimes frozen and is like granite as the brave settle waiting for the whistle, Some died with honour, their bravery hard to understand, bearers proudly shoulder such a man. The parade stops at a grave, they lay their comrade down on planks of wood covering the hole, The innocence of sweet youth taken away, living with bitter hating men, fear drives them on, This boy was different he believed in the cause and he died for that sacred belief, honour, The drum roll stops and a bugle plays the last post, men with their head bowed pray for help. At home all are working in their gardens, a father mows grass, turning earth fresh and mellow, Young flowers spring up in his boarders they have a delicate, poetic beauty a snow drop grows, His boy, in fields far away, just as delicate as these new flowers when he took the shilling, A father stops, can he hear the drums slowly and fifes playing lowly as his boy is buried into the ground.
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