Purple Poppy

They were always man’s best friend And love you unconditionally until the end When we went to war in both World Wars Dogs went with us to help and more They were ambulance dogs Red Cross dogs or victim dogs For filling the paramedic roll especially in the WW1 slog Up to 20000 dogs served in this way Trained to go into No Mans Land so bravely and stay So when you think of heroes in these wars Buy a purple poppy as their remembrance score Remember them in the heat of battle fears Being aid to the wounded and comfort to dying soldiers there. © Paul Warren Poetry