Why wear a poppy

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“Please wear a poppy”, the old lady said
$ u: S$ R3 ^0 T3 K) K& | And held one forth, but I shook my head
% E- R9 O& T* T5 FThen I stopped and watched, to see how shed fare
1 X5 ~8 N9 ~; V* S' NHer face was old, and lined with care,
* S% B( d; X# n3 IYet beneath the scars, the years had made
There remained a smile that refused to fade.
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/ w9 L- ?  V( e7 l7 qA boy came whistling down the street
Bounding along on his carefree feet
His smile was full of joy and fun
9 E, l( {7 _4 e) a3 S “Lady” he said, “can I have one?
  v8 x* Y; @( _" ~: M' g7 o) [As she pinned it on I heard him say
“Why do we wear the poppy today?”
The lady smiled in her wistful way
And answered “this is remembrance day”
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( i" Y8 R: S, t+ }“The poppy is the symbol for the,
6 z6 \. T3 u- m. a$ L& aThe gallant men and women who died in the war”.
“And because they did we are free, that’s why we wear the poppy you see”
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5 ^9 Y$ L% P' X, Q) y8 P“I had a boy about your size, with golden hair and big blue eyes,
He loved to play and jump and shout, free as a bird he would race about”
As the years went by he learnt and grew, and became a man as you will to”,
He was fine and strong with a boyish smile,
6 B, g& u' ~* F8 bBut he seemed to be with us a such a short while
When the War broke out he went away
/ L) F8 N) }. X3 ~" T! o& I! DI can still remember his face that day
& h4 }: M# C1 n7 wWhen he smiled at me and said goodbye
“I will be back soon, so please don’t cry”

But the War went on and he had to stay
All I could do was wait and pray
/ l: n& A3 ?4 |) J  Q* FHis letters told of an awful fight
( u0 D, Y; g+ C( AI can see it still in my dreams at night
With the tanks and guns and the cruel barb wire
/ b+ H, F! W- ~& G- fAnd the mines and bullets, the bombs and the fire
Until at last the War was won
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The small boy turned as if to go
" K' Y2 j# a+ G/ x9 ]( ^Then stopped and said “Thank you lady, I’m glad I know”
That sure did sound like an awful fight
“But your son, did he come home all right”?
A tear rolled down each faded cheek, she shook her head
2 g& v6 i. _4 ?! a% gBut didn’t speak.

6 c( u) {8 B! eI slunk away, head bowed in shame,
And if you were me, you’d have done the same,
. y: x$ \7 G. ?& h- @1 tFor our thanks in giving is often delayed
: S  `* i% o3 q0 T6 nThough our freedom was bought by the legions who paid.

6 L+ M, z2 l) h. X0 g2 l- wAnd so, when you see a poppy worn
Let us reflect on the burden borne
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That we at home, in peace may live
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