Faded Words

Faded words on a grave stone So many years have since gone Killed in Action in France in 1916 His grave was lost and can’t be seen His name is written on the wall at Villiers Bretonneux The Australian national tribute is written there But in the Southern Land they count the cost Tears were still shed for he who’s lost So when his parents passed On their grave stone was written last His name engraved with Killed in France For their family grief that was their only chance. © Paul Warren Poetry