Our Welland Park creative writers have written some amazing Remembrance Day “Lest We Forget” poems. You can read all the others from the links at the bottom.
65 million people left for the war
But only 56.5 million returned.
On 11th November at 11:00,
We stop what we’re doing
To respect those that were lost
Lest We Forget
It began 28th July 1914
When Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed
It ended 11th November 1918
After Henry Gunther was killed
These were the first and last to die in the battle
But so many more lives were gone
Lest We Forget
Soldiers lived in trenches
The German invasion was feared
Shots were heard around the globe
But to help us win the war
Some Americans then volunteered
Lest We Forget
This was the deadliest conflict in history
One that won’t be forgotten
As well as those that died
People came back injured
Lest We Forget
There wasn’t just physical injury
There many types of mental
One that’s now known as PTSD
But back then it was called shell shock
Lest We Forget
