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本帖最后由 billzhao 于 2014-11-7 11:35 编辑 5 c5 D7 ?/ [' t4 V& ~7 r
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( V' k0 j- I* W! g+ n# E “Please wear a poppy”, the old lady said) f/ m4 y3 a9 I. p8 ]+ X
And held one forth, but I shook my head
6 b D+ _: w# }6 ~Then I stopped and watched, to see how shed fare
2 F- O' `7 N" s$ @2 U3 cHer face was old, and lined with care, 2 r- _8 k. ~" v6 G( ?2 M5 ]
Yet beneath the scars, the years had made / a% k7 X5 t- P, f/ `! O
There remained a smile that refused to fade.
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4 X4 y) [; Q: {A boy came whistling down the street , P P; K# G$ K- b- h; Y
Bounding along on his carefree feet
* z' @+ K; U# c1 ^+ y2 k4 |2 kHis smile was full of joy and fun% H7 e" X7 p7 K' I0 l0 p+ s1 }
“Lady” he said, “can I have one?
% b; d3 `) w8 A# u0 NAs she pinned it on I heard him say
' w' V) R# \; i |) ?“Why do we wear the poppy today?”
# A( f( q b6 H$ t5 J2 u/ m1 mThe lady smiled in her wistful way
- f u. }3 K3 v; t% t8 Y, LAnd answered “this is remembrance day” 9 M3 `" n' Z6 c/ u: @
4 h+ V0 y* I9 I' c“The poppy is the symbol for the,
5 w9 C+ y% H7 e4 ~& X4 D" E- TThe gallant men and women who died in the war”.7 J: P0 P s, ^. }
“And because they did we are free, that’s why we wear the poppy you see” " U4 I/ b: b! m9 `; |4 f% x y% w/ H1 H" t
8 E7 Q, g% J& K4 D$ G! y“I had a boy about your size, with golden hair and big blue eyes,
3 G# |: s* e o2 _/ jHe loved to play and jump and shout, free as a bird he would race about” # e7 Q: P$ [; T8 l/ q
As the years went by he learnt and grew, and became a man as you will to”,
1 ]9 U, N% H G5 {5 n' @He was fine and strong with a boyish smile, ' n% A2 b, C- G' y
But he seemed to be with us a such a short while
3 Q3 f4 [$ ?$ b3 l/ n% g9 wWhen the War broke out he went away
, D6 m" M- z, N9 YI can still remember his face that day
# p1 J0 z4 q; P* a6 d- HWhen he smiled at me and said goodbye $ Z4 ^! |/ {( t5 ?0 ?3 e
“I will be back soon, so please don’t cry”
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& ]& O4 i4 r0 m' O9 f7 s, XBut the War went on and he had to stay
5 {4 j6 z. a6 T- ^; |4 A: d+ `All I could do was wait and pray 9 c6 U; n% }& J* E3 q5 v9 ]
His letters told of an awful fight
" a5 e' D) M" O* W0 P) V. |. _I can see it still in my dreams at night $ l' i5 a& j5 \
With the tanks and guns and the cruel barb wire
7 u( }2 R% }0 v4 @0 C d' F5 L9 oAnd the mines and bullets, the bombs and the fire ! B9 y6 j4 @& v1 k2 U( G
Until at last the War was won
: D! Y. ~, c9 |: f8 U/ ]And that is why we wear the poppy son ' Z# l7 S/ _8 O, t9 r6 V& K3 f4 Z
6 W5 w+ t9 c9 L/ V0 e* |6 q2 ~- @The small boy turned as if to go
3 z% }* C. F5 X* Z: HThen stopped and said “Thank you lady, I’m glad I know” 5 x9 o/ r. [; h% V a# l
That sure did sound like an awful fight, d) s$ y+ H2 P4 S( p. R: r
“But your son, did he come home all right”?
" U2 y" i0 U; R0 j4 P7 xA tear rolled down each faded cheek, she shook her head
: }" U* p. E! i1 e/ f( n; [0 bBut didn’t speak.
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I slunk away, head bowed in shame,
4 W% ~$ X2 t- O2 y0 X9 rAnd if you were me, you’d have done the same, 0 `! g- o4 |3 d$ j
For our thanks in giving is often delayed
( A' Z$ a* o$ A! l, `8 lThough our freedom was bought by the legions who paid. . v* R* \' |4 p; D
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And so, when you see a poppy worn 3 @; P7 S+ L! T# ^6 b' O
Let us reflect on the burden borne
2 W m- L5 I0 g( LBy those who gave their precious all
+ i3 X2 c9 K' J8 EWhen asked to answer their countries call
6 {( E: l- L. I* J3 c0 S5 KThat we at home, in peace may live - R) |) f X2 t. y9 V1 _
Then wear a poppy, remember, and give. |
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