by Dorothy Bassett | Feb 20, 2009 | Poetry
They never came home you know Those boys from down the street But I always will remember Those proudly marching feet. I stood and watched the soldiers Pay tribute to their friends The ones they left behind them In a war that never ends. There was Tommy Jones from down...
by Dorothy Bassett | Feb 20, 2009 | Poetry
The conflict’s still not over The fight is still not won But today we all remember The ones that are now gone. The ones who fought their battle And those that won their fight For the good of all Mankind And the interests of right. They may not see the sun again, Or...
by Dorothy Bassett | Feb 20, 2009 | Poetry
We remember today, the men and women who fell In war while fighting for our freedom ‘Your country needs you’, the posters read On the wall near the old school yard, With pictures of marching soldiers And a white enlisting card ‘Let’s join up’, the young boys said, ‘We...
by Dorothy Bassett | Feb 20, 2009 | Poetry
I went to the National Arboretum And felt my blood run cold At all those wasted lives Who had no chance of growing old. The grass was green where I walked Which their eyes will never see For they all gave up their lives To fight for peace and me. Thousands of names,...
