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本帖最后由 billzhao 于 2014-11-7 11:35 编辑 . Q; S! f9 s' F
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* n3 ?% ~) Y+ j5 S: D# O/ j$ U1 F “Please wear a poppy”, the old lady said" B7 @ T2 w8 N7 E- k
And held one forth, but I shook my head
( v, |# v8 p& W2 h) j$ X. [Then I stopped and watched, to see how shed fare $ e% Z% b& g3 \3 `) u6 _
Her face was old, and lined with care,
; `9 q4 n- v# N, ]Yet beneath the scars, the years had made
4 S8 i% l9 y( CThere remained a smile that refused to fade.
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. Q# |& o. w: O* g% V) ~1 K; WA boy came whistling down the street % Y! q$ i9 j( U- i* M1 [$ c
Bounding along on his carefree feet * c3 G2 B* C6 M- g2 ~# z' y
His smile was full of joy and fun
8 y6 Z8 O* x% t) f1 l6 h4 G; ` “Lady” he said, “can I have one?
$ T, a. c2 u. Q# K- ~5 kAs she pinned it on I heard him say 5 A* ~2 A _' b% o! C A; v
“Why do we wear the poppy today?”
) I# n7 Y+ v% R& y0 ^6 n4 Y( a$ w$ h" KThe lady smiled in her wistful way 6 H1 ^1 F* f" Z" _0 h, X
And answered “this is remembrance day” ; ]; g+ |) ~, w% L" i/ K, q9 r& |
c e' w, N7 f$ F( J; h% \1 K“The poppy is the symbol for the, ' w* \ O! K8 ~3 |: f$ |
The gallant men and women who died in the war”.
5 y* h' @% ]1 m/ A1 P! ] “And because they did we are free, that’s why we wear the poppy you see” / |) O" U+ ?* H$ E/ G; U
: o7 w6 x4 M6 w, O C5 f“I had a boy about your size, with golden hair and big blue eyes,
0 m- o- _( N/ E4 B+ J! WHe loved to play and jump and shout, free as a bird he would race about”
8 J c; W! j1 AAs the years went by he learnt and grew, and became a man as you will to”,
/ S/ w4 @7 q( H; `He was fine and strong with a boyish smile,
) j# i9 }8 E+ Q+ u8 C3 iBut he seemed to be with us a such a short while 0 |4 q, f8 `2 ^5 _
When the War broke out he went away
, C, I& j& r4 k7 gI can still remember his face that day
' |! l* L8 k, w0 j, ^# kWhen he smiled at me and said goodbye - y# J; w/ Z. w2 w6 o1 i& g+ _
“I will be back soon, so please don’t cry” % |& ^, J! [& u5 }9 K
4 M! U: U$ W5 EBut the War went on and he had to stay
/ A. a, O* n" l6 C" r1 KAll I could do was wait and pray 7 w; y" P" t7 |1 V( w, K
His letters told of an awful fight * g7 D, P- H9 S' b( }+ B# q8 V% {
I can see it still in my dreams at night
& V- A8 d) a CWith the tanks and guns and the cruel barb wire , A. J q- B1 ]9 f7 i/ \
And the mines and bullets, the bombs and the fire
. z* L/ u# k: y O: rUntil at last the War was won
7 _8 [5 Q8 h9 \( q$ N3 UAnd that is why we wear the poppy son
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+ g# N/ ]4 u: U/ N6 CThe small boy turned as if to go
. V5 m: s+ ]" h6 cThen stopped and said “Thank you lady, I’m glad I know”
. ^3 j, X N& z6 k- ]/ S" M7 [+ AThat sure did sound like an awful fight
2 J% z" r% C. E% g! t6 O “But your son, did he come home all right”? . V: F2 a, i3 c$ @3 A k3 }' `+ G, r5 t
A tear rolled down each faded cheek, she shook her head
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8 f! M9 S* N/ t) k) N9 x' d) T* oI slunk away, head bowed in shame,
8 q0 q7 Y' e$ X# B" y' eAnd if you were me, you’d have done the same,
" n; E( H- [6 ], pFor our thanks in giving is often delayed ! ]* o$ |% ~% D
Though our freedom was bought by the legions who paid. ( c- ~- }" x5 U# M* B
( u; k2 I! b) O& o. e8 s. c8 }And so, when you see a poppy worn
* Z1 p5 y! p: Q6 U8 v# ^Let us reflect on the burden borne
' q5 v. G# C6 FBy those who gave their precious all
' w4 H4 ^* Z( n. }" yWhen asked to answer their countries call
& O% W- \1 I% QThat we at home, in peace may live
9 V0 J' c/ H* k N* C- TThen wear a poppy, remember, and give. |
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