Last Year was the first time I heard this for Remembrance Day and today pass it on to you who have already heard it before or those who have not ...
Lest We Forget
Those who never came home...
Those who came home but their hearts remains there...
Those who still live this time through their stories and tears as they share their battle for our freedom...
And those who are free because of what they sacrificed
Take a moment today walk up to a Vet, give them a hug, a hand shake and say thank you for the freedom that we take so much for granted....because without their bravery, belief that this world could be a better place because of what they did... we wouldn't be able to be who we are today...
P.S. Thank you Dad for the love you have for your country, the belief that all people should be free and I know at times you don't think I am listening to you when you share your stories of those years I am... I love you ... Jo
A Pittance of Time
Written by Terry Kelly
Published by Jefter Publishing
They fought and some died for their homeland
They fought and some died now it’s our land
Look at his little child, there’s no fear in her eyes
Could he not show respect for other dads who have died?
Take two minutes, would you mind?
It’s a pittance of time
For the boys and the girls who went over
In peace may they rest, may we never forget why they died.
It’s a pittance of time
God forgive me for wanting to strike him
Give me strength so as not to be like him
My heart pounds in my breast, fingers pressed to my lips
My throat wants to bawl out, my tongue barely resists
But two minutes I will bide
It’s a pittance of time
For the boys and the girls who went over
In peace may they rest, may we never forget why they died.
It’s a pittance of time
Read the letters and poems of the heroes at home
They have casualties, battles, and fears of their own
There’s a price to be paid if you go, if you stay
Freedom is fought for and won in numerous ways
Take two minutes would you mind?
It’s a pittance of time
For the boys and the girls all over
May we never forget our young become vets
At the end of the line it’s a pittance of time
It takes courage to fight in your own war
It takes courage to fight someone else’s war
Our peacekeepers tell of their own living hell
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