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本帖最后由 billzhao 于 2014-11-7 11:35 编辑
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“Please wear a poppy”, the old lady said
; S) g4 \0 D4 O$ ~2 U' T6 n And held one forth, but I shook my head 8 f' [1 K0 h* F0 b& B- b
Then I stopped and watched, to see how shed fare
# ?. p4 c5 a7 x# S& M, vHer face was old, and lined with care, . X7 {6 ~1 I. M: }1 Q1 q. k
Yet beneath the scars, the years had made
/ B7 a5 K/ W# f0 w/ @4 r3 O2 T" pThere remained a smile that refused to fade. ) P/ |& y. g4 C2 B6 j* q. _
; E% G! f; d$ z& rA boy came whistling down the street & W. b1 ]7 a/ U# ]. _
Bounding along on his carefree feet ) m' ?, Y; @: g
His smile was full of joy and fun
& C* ]3 w z) ?3 G/ J “Lady” he said, “can I have one?
' Y, J/ v! a" x! B" c& [; A bAs she pinned it on I heard him say E0 D3 j6 E) H! L* N: B) r
“Why do we wear the poppy today?” ) B- _% ~2 ^0 m7 c* F `
The lady smiled in her wistful way ; N/ c% R& \7 Q9 c% \
And answered “this is remembrance day” ) F w7 c7 y+ }( _* o/ O! L1 ?: k% b$ s
% ]5 }! [, ]9 M( y“The poppy is the symbol for the,
3 K1 j: _9 c7 l1 g5 { EThe gallant men and women who died in the war”.
$ ^% o/ y! U; |% h3 s2 R4 { “And because they did we are free, that’s why we wear the poppy you see”
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3 f" I2 ~- u; b6 b: n“I had a boy about your size, with golden hair and big blue eyes,
* p' q7 _4 f& d, P. i& IHe loved to play and jump and shout, free as a bird he would race about”
, D1 _; F" X% ]$ l0 \- QAs the years went by he learnt and grew, and became a man as you will to”,
2 |. g8 P+ N, U6 K& j( ^5 @. Q" E; aHe was fine and strong with a boyish smile, ( W) z$ Y) [' n% G
But he seemed to be with us a such a short while ) W# S$ b* U- y. e2 t1 d6 U3 r0 B+ \
When the War broke out he went away ' [4 b/ s2 Q2 N# z+ x
I can still remember his face that day / c$ t% W- S6 x7 C/ Y) Z) i
When he smiled at me and said goodbye 6 R6 E) E9 p) V0 J
“I will be back soon, so please don’t cry”
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7 A' l( q5 H5 X5 f8 O! o2 d* aBut the War went on and he had to stay . \: z$ s& V" \& n# L3 i
All I could do was wait and pray
; }: C/ M6 ^; A" LHis letters told of an awful fight * L) l2 h' f" {
I can see it still in my dreams at night - `3 F: r2 {" ]" i6 u
With the tanks and guns and the cruel barb wire
' l8 N# ~; D* Z# d; O; R1 W! E/ KAnd the mines and bullets, the bombs and the fire
0 u& w4 @ {# D# g+ @0 o- NUntil at last the War was won
- I, g0 ?; w, h2 T9 _" E0 n8 jAnd that is why we wear the poppy son ' O8 R+ t$ i4 O, C
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The small boy turned as if to go 6 g, R4 m; a: o' h7 f
Then stopped and said “Thank you lady, I’m glad I know” & W" U$ r' F3 Q# a
That sure did sound like an awful fight5 N: u5 Y( x6 P
“But your son, did he come home all right”? - s' F) ` U9 o H% n3 r
A tear rolled down each faded cheek, she shook her head 3 X. T. ~7 F% ^
But didn’t speak.
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' a2 z8 o9 Y* A+ X. K8 j. |I slunk away, head bowed in shame,
+ }* k' ], l& `- sAnd if you were me, you’d have done the same,
1 v" f# i: j& {9 t% ]6 b, uFor our thanks in giving is often delayed 2 q, [, ^$ ^, o: x( p# l5 b
Though our freedom was bought by the legions who paid. & c/ |4 z# p- P l2 @
9 h! l# |8 K0 q4 w D+ w) ]And so, when you see a poppy worn
" C, _6 q1 h, G4 @7 k% KLet us reflect on the burden borne
; V+ m3 B; u! _# b: w5 R& ]1 {By those who gave their precious all $ ?% [- e: H0 |+ h/ J% G4 B8 |
When asked to answer their countries call 8 n$ O! R, i6 e2 Q# X$ q
That we at home, in peace may live 1 E/ l, \7 b1 r7 @, @+ ^* P
Then wear a poppy, remember, and give. |
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