Robert J Moore Poet Rhyme

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They Came Home Today

In Memory of the soldiers brought home
             on 2 June 2016
They Came Home Today
by Robert (Bob) Moore

They are finally coming home today
those, who were left behind
to a different country,
and to a different time

the one they left was patriotic,
Aussie and True Blue
but now, you could be in strife
if the Aussie Flag you flew

They gave their lives, while fighting for, 
a dream we’ve long forgot
and in a far and distant land
a lonely grave their lot

But now these warriors have returned
to their own pleasant land
just hope that we remember
the reason they took their stand

So you and I could live with freedom
and have peace in our lives each day
a country well worth dying for
in a land so far away

And if they could but look around
I wonder what they’d see
is this why they fought and died
and the future they thought would be
                  Lest We Forget
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Jeannie Cronin November 29, 2021 at 12:59 PM Hi Robert, this is a beautifully penned piece. Words of wisdom that will hopefully never be forgotten. There are far too many people fighting these days without the ability to articulate what they are fighting for. Well done

Chelcie Darling September 11, 2016 at 12:57 AM This is a very special poem! Thank You! Robert J Moore September 11, 2016 at 7:15 PM Thank you Chelcie, it was very moving seeing them brought home at last