The Missing At Menin Gate

At Ieper in Belgium there is Bloomfield's Cathedral Arch Through the town's cobbled streets we did proudly march For all British Nations troops who were garrisoned here In the Great War we stood our bravery so sincere We 55,000 who died our face to a foe bravely met There were no graves for us so please don't forget We are not missing we are all here with no rank division You will see us all at midnight in Longstaff's ghostly vision Visit at each dusk while the bugle weeps for us Know who we were and what we did those days a must Remember all and let our sacrifice be well considered For to end the war to end all wars was our hope undelivered. © Paul Warren Poetry