I Shall Never Forget!
Richard David Briggs 1942 (N.S.)
I Shall Never Forget!
By: Richard David Briggs
Dedicated to: The Armed Forces
Military wreaths, earned crowns for our blessed laid to rest,
Committed combatants, notable exploits, recalled to mind,
Our brave went to fight the good fight, gave their very best!
Many, supreme sacrifice paid, freedom in our country, find.
Weathered names carved on Cenotaph of forgotten faces!
Heroes fallen, who once smiled, cried, showed sincere love!
Their sacred dust crypt in cemeteries, urns, foreign places,
Such valiant spirits reside - not here - but with God above!
At eleven hundred fighters fly by, national flag at half-mast;
Anthem sung! Rifle salute! Padre’s prayers, Dignitaries talk;
Last Post bugled, our awed silence, for comrades passed;
Teary-eyed, pensive, remember Armed Forces’ lives lost!
Alerted attending soldiers await Sergeant of Arms orders:
‘Attention! Quick march!’ Bagpipes, drums resound, leave.
Suddenly awakened, stranded between life-death borders!
We, left in their stead, reality returns, with new vision, see!
November eleventh breeze blows brown leaves to ground,
I depart, shall never forget these soldiers safe and sound!
About this poem
This poem is about all fallen soldiers in wars and the veterans who returned home from fighting for Freedom to keep the Free World safe. They, my father too in WW2, and their family members all suffered immensely, including mine! Thank you for your courage and fortitude! So much appreciated for our lives spared!
Submitted by richardd.05409 on November 27, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,220 |
Words | 197 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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