There's Rosemary; That's for Remembrance

'One Thousand Men Are Walking'

One thousand men are walking
Walking side by side
Singing songs from home
The spirit as their guide
they walk toward the light milord
they walk towards the sun
they smoke and laugh and smile together
no foes to outrun
these men live on forever
in the hearts of those they saved
a nation truly grateful
for the path of peace they paved
they march as friends and comrades
but they do not march for war
step closer to salvation
a tranquil steady corps
the meadows lit with golden beams
a beacon for the brave
the emerald grass untrampled
a reward for what they gave
they dream of those they left behind
and know they dream of them
forever in those poppy fields
there walks one thousand men
Joshua Dyer - 2019 (aged 14)

[katy]

A wonderfully remarkable low-key photo! It is especially poignant for us as this is our veterans day today!

Lovely reflections and composition

[Susan Wakely]

So symbolic.

[Anne]

Poignant tribute Jackie

[Granny7(Denise)]

Beautiful tribute

[Sally Ings]

Poignant capture, a lovely tribute and remembrance

[haskar]

Nice tribute.

[LManning (Laura)]

Lovely.

[Carole Sandford]

Classy shot, very nice!

[Phil Sandford]

At the going down of the sun …….

[Kathy]

The selective color was a nice choice.

[Pyrrhula]

A very beautiful remembrance pic.

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[Rob Z]

A beautiful image and wonderfully expressed words rom this young man. :).

[wendy frost]

Wonderful capture and composition together with this poignant tribute.

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful low key photo and reflection. Perfect for a day of remembrance.

[Valerie Chesney]

Such a beautiful & touching tribute...Fav

[Jo Yates]

Thought provoking beautiful image

[Kathy A]

Beautiful tribute

[Merrelyn]

Lovely tribute Jackie and such a moving poem to have been written by a 14 year old.

[JackieR]

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Thank you all for your lovely kind comments on the photo and choice of poem.The poppy is a powerful symbol, Shakespeare's quote everlasting and the poem, I hope,will be remembered for generations like Laurence Binyon's is today..