Madeleine Mclaughlin Poet Rhyme

Forgotten Soldiers

We are the long forgotten
Just ordinary men
We fought for gain and glory
And met our gory end

We marched in fields of honor
Cause we were in the right
And ended up with nothing
Torn open from the fight

We are Alexander's army
Or Pharaoh's lowly slaves
The Romans ran us over
Now we're rotting in our graves

So long the woe-begotten
We soldiers of the past
Just pay us fond remembrance
And give us peace at last

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Beautiful Scars October 18, 2016 at 12:06 PM beautiful Madeleine...congrats on your placement :)-luloo Madeleine Mclaughlin October 18, 2016 at 1:16 PM Thank you, Laura.

Janice Canerdy October 18, 2016 at 10:14 AM Congrats on your win with this powerful, well-written poem, Madeleine. Janice Madeleine Mclaughlin October 18, 2016 at 1:16 PM Thank you, Janice.

Lewis Raynes October 17, 2016 at 5:15 PM absolutely, great thoughts, great write Madeleine, congratulations with your win. Madeleine Mclaughlin October 17, 2016 at 6:16 PM Thank you very much. I'm thrilled.

Don Johnson January 17, 2012 at 4:13 PM lived n died n crucified, and fought with fire n passion, slaughtered gore n death came for, till we had received our ration :(

John Smith August 22, 2011 at 6:17 PM Great poem. Come peace, everyone forgets them.