100 Years Lest We Forget

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Written to pay respect to all military personell who have fallen especially as it's 100 years since the end of world war one "the war to end all wars" and to show younger generation the meaning of the poppy and what it does for veterans

One hundred years since the end
No veterans left to befriend 
A war that saw many losses
We now remember with poppy crosses

They fought in trenches side by side
Even fought as their comrades died
Over the top when the whistle blew
Hoping today, God was with you!

Through wire and craters and exploding shell
No man's land must have been hell
Keep marching on showing true grit
Hoping that you were not hit 

A British Tommy with a gun
Fighting for freedom against the hun
Some were only in their teens
Seeing things that shouldn't be seen

Death and the use of mustard gas
How long did this war last 
4 years 3 months and 14 days 
Many soldiers learnt to pray 

Over 8 million soldiers met their end
21 million injured or round the bend
250000  were too young too serve
This is not what children deserve
 
Fight for freedom they did delve 
The youngest being a mere twelve
28 june nineteen fourteen 
Catalyst for a war to begin

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Creating unrest on this fair land 
28 July war was declared 
Between other countries but Britain cared 

The Great War or World War One
This war in Europe would be long
From tannenberg to cambrai
Lots more battles I cannot lie

Many other battles during these years
Lots of fatalities and thousands of tears
I doth my hat to those that fell
For the younger generation this I tell

They gave their lives so you could live
For the poppy appeal spare change please give
The money goes to those who've served in need
No matter what colour, Religion or creed

Many wars have happened in the last 100 years
Millions and millions of people's tears
The poppy fund was created for this cause
To help every serviceman/women returning from wars

So in November on the eleventh day
At 11 A M bow your head and say
One simple word it's easy to do
That simple word is  "THANKYOU"

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