Anzac Day

For my Grandfather, Australian 9th Light Horse. He died when I was just emerging from the unremembered, he left with the sound of muffled sobs coming from his room. My Grandfather lived in yellowed photographs and the torn patches of fabric souvenired from a downed Turkish biplane. His sword was too heavy for a child to lift. On each Anzac Day I would open a battered biscuit tin to count his medals and the broken teeth on an old set of dentures. As a child, I worried that he had gone to heaven without his teeth. Note. ANZAC refers to Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, specifically to soldiers serving 1914 - 1918. ANZAC Day is a day of remembrance for all those who gave their lives in service and for those who served in defense of the Nation in all wars. ANZAC Day is held on the 25th April in both Australia and New Zealand.