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本帖最后由 billzhao 于 2014-11-7 11:35 编辑 ' I% A1 ]& T# y8 W
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“Please wear a poppy”, the old lady said
8 U: o" E$ _; u, P* }! G a And held one forth, but I shook my head
$ B8 o5 c& Q/ K9 W4 f5 vThen I stopped and watched, to see how shed fare 8 C. i9 }" E. z D+ h
Her face was old, and lined with care, * k0 c# N( S3 D) Z; h2 _
Yet beneath the scars, the years had made
$ N* P# z" @; p- Y- sThere remained a smile that refused to fade.
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A boy came whistling down the street 2 k+ w( z7 D8 q) x" t( S, d
Bounding along on his carefree feet
0 T9 j8 F! n0 a0 ?' j2 f" KHis smile was full of joy and fun4 s$ G( R. f6 x' y, y
“Lady” he said, “can I have one?
3 S" c0 U( q7 K) }* i& _As she pinned it on I heard him say ; }; i+ x X7 F/ D+ O% n
“Why do we wear the poppy today?” 6 ^- b: r% j& X0 \2 B
The lady smiled in her wistful way
p" b3 F3 `, _& U4 g7 E: ~( [6 H8 BAnd answered “this is remembrance day” }0 }# b- f, d" }$ A
) h6 r% e2 ~8 E( F1 {“The poppy is the symbol for the,
5 L ^& z$ S, N; |% F ZThe gallant men and women who died in the war”., M7 t- F% Z' v( A( r" ^
“And because they did we are free, that’s why we wear the poppy you see”
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% E8 T# F# ?, @3 L1 C% s, x“I had a boy about your size, with golden hair and big blue eyes,
* s/ q- I- H" h9 D9 O+ A0 SHe loved to play and jump and shout, free as a bird he would race about” 9 ?" p) g# B. A% Q
As the years went by he learnt and grew, and became a man as you will to”, , L. ~7 B& W$ N
He was fine and strong with a boyish smile,
5 ~$ u* U/ W! y+ ]But he seemed to be with us a such a short while
( L) @* M& F) ~* @$ FWhen the War broke out he went away
/ h% ~/ c. U4 e, b' S, ~I can still remember his face that day
2 J) ^9 C+ |2 C) GWhen he smiled at me and said goodbye 2 o3 C: ?3 p( H6 l& ?* b5 C
“I will be back soon, so please don’t cry” 7 p2 _ r& A5 V, D8 G5 D9 ]
, x, r2 u! h9 L/ \- W$ ]7 ^But the War went on and he had to stay
9 i9 x3 ^: e* ~& B0 q% {* ^2 RAll I could do was wait and pray
. j q8 y1 N7 L6 m+ yHis letters told of an awful fight
2 l0 _7 F4 W G* |3 e. G0 {I can see it still in my dreams at night
- C9 N4 H5 M6 \+ A3 Q% x! DWith the tanks and guns and the cruel barb wire W7 ~& P5 w- p' {3 B, v
And the mines and bullets, the bombs and the fire 9 ~- h4 [& L/ }, v) c
Until at last the War was won 1 ^' z. i+ e/ A
And that is why we wear the poppy son 3 P' p/ f' S3 a: ?
6 x/ s8 k& j# ~1 x' G5 I- ~The small boy turned as if to go
, P3 [4 U- {$ w5 P: q5 VThen stopped and said “Thank you lady, I’m glad I know” & T+ F" `! p$ v; t, ^4 j4 Z5 X
That sure did sound like an awful fight$ d8 {, i+ H6 g; i
“But your son, did he come home all right”? Z1 w" k& E( q+ h2 }3 Z6 H
A tear rolled down each faded cheek, she shook her head 3 N! z+ c- K3 @! e! L ?( X7 U
But didn’t speak.
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6 Y2 T6 {! `: }+ bI slunk away, head bowed in shame,
0 ~+ m2 ~( O3 X' _" {: z3 U8 rAnd if you were me, you’d have done the same,
O1 g: x" ^7 L! p1 M% qFor our thanks in giving is often delayed
$ a; i2 R t# }6 ?Though our freedom was bought by the legions who paid.
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; a9 d A( M; d T) r1 o/ PAnd so, when you see a poppy worn
) v6 _# v8 I6 A6 Z9 @, j+ E1 VLet us reflect on the burden borne
/ R% H, M* G h2 YBy those who gave their precious all
! ~1 ^% J& c7 v% x* LWhen asked to answer their countries call
2 t" t' i9 _3 IThat we at home, in peace may live
! k9 A# p/ ], s- |5 YThen wear a poppy, remember, and give. |
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