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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
R3 ?* i e* Y And held one forth, but I shook my head ' B2 n6 o1 J) D- L
Then I stopped and watched, to see how shed fare
], P9 B( M$ J; _Her face was old, and lined with care,
" S* E9 z3 r- {8 ?$ F8 O/ W$ W% DYet beneath the scars, the years had made ( t K7 O$ Y5 f8 Z
There remained a smile that refused to fade.
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, ?9 z5 y4 i1 @A boy came whistling down the street 3 d; r# f9 F* l
Bounding along on his carefree feet
* u( H, [! u- f& ?8 p# s( fHis smile was full of joy and fun$ O4 p- \" E+ f" W5 T8 e- N
“Lady” he said, “can I have one?
0 n; ?* I& F6 d# Y; {. Q$ cAs she pinned it on I heard him say + v# A( l5 D/ T; ]' a
“Why do we wear the poppy today?” 5 w% M, ^' H6 O0 {& w8 B, @; W
The lady smiled in her wistful way
5 {; [9 t/ [+ R$ s4 z# k& m/ {And answered “this is remembrance day”
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“The poppy is the symbol for the, . V2 E5 Z% Z w3 A
The gallant men and women who died in the war”.3 a2 \- R0 K: Y4 f5 K3 T5 b
“And because they did we are free, that’s why we wear the poppy you see” 6 g1 U3 G7 q3 c. N
7 C# ?1 ] W. U% @“I had a boy about your size, with golden hair and big blue eyes,
7 e9 v: ]: B4 J" ]) Y& w% p% eHe loved to play and jump and shout, free as a bird he would race about” 2 i9 v# @) z0 G3 K) c/ P
As the years went by he learnt and grew, and became a man as you will to”,
+ X/ N* j5 G6 D# XHe was fine and strong with a boyish smile,
, d! [! M6 k( eBut he seemed to be with us a such a short while . {0 {' l+ r* j1 T
When the War broke out he went away
2 R @$ n" h2 r* DI can still remember his face that day 0 D% R6 C2 C8 W: k5 F
When he smiled at me and said goodbye ( J' U& q( a! G# F- p
“I will be back soon, so please don’t cry”
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But the War went on and he had to stay
3 y) ^. s3 w4 `; k" d; Y$ [All I could do was wait and pray
6 [8 I7 }) f& BHis letters told of an awful fight
( ~" M v4 S! s7 ^& V8 eI can see it still in my dreams at night
0 v3 ~9 n6 D& [' qWith the tanks and guns and the cruel barb wire ! w [( b: d2 R4 b/ \) H2 q
And the mines and bullets, the bombs and the fire
2 a) [: M+ g! J9 Z' uUntil at last the War was won # |1 j9 C. m- h4 @2 H
And that is why we wear the poppy son ) g! I2 l4 m# {2 ~* ~& S6 x0 M
- E* R. v$ W+ MThe small boy turned as if to go / a, y. s2 [* Q. S4 {
Then stopped and said “Thank you lady, I’m glad I know” 0 K6 ~3 V- \6 s/ m
That sure did sound like an awful fight
/ H: `5 c. N/ R8 k) c; q “But your son, did he come home all right”?
e0 X/ }+ W' u/ N9 w8 p" l/ l' `A tear rolled down each faded cheek, she shook her head
: |8 g3 L/ l- c) P: S2 V5 Y0 PBut didn’t speak./ r c7 {. H0 r* b) I
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I slunk away, head bowed in shame,
w+ L* R7 w$ D+ IAnd if you were me, you’d have done the same, , z# c3 ]) q4 G/ L, a& } w5 P
For our thanks in giving is often delayed
7 j4 p; o6 \, ?3 t& EThough our freedom was bought by the legions who paid.
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8 ?) ~$ L' K' {! PAnd so, when you see a poppy worn 3 \( s- D* S0 r! @
Let us reflect on the burden borne
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When asked to answer their countries call
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% s# c" c6 \& a; R- }! `5 zThen wear a poppy, remember, and give. |
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