Campfire Thoughts Sitting by the campfire glow do you drift in silent thought think of diggers young and brave and countries where they fought Resting in their compound safe did they stare at lucent flame then imagine if they could they were back home again Fighting Boers in Africa on the hills or open plains did they circle late night fires and miss their home town rains Middle eastern deserts bare under mesmerising stars, did they stand around a fire and talk of eastern bars Near the battle fields of France where so many gave their lives, did they sit by warming fire share photos of their wives Once again in world war two resting on Kokoda’s track, did our boys group round a fire and think they’d not come back Inside deathly prison camps endless cruelty brave men bore did the weak surround a fire dream of Australia’s shore Hillsides bare, now in Korea called the forgotten war did our diggers make a fire pray for their full withdraw Troops were called up-on again now Vietnam’s jungle dense did they drink by campfire’s glow say, “this does not make sense” Serving now on foreign shores tropic nights or winter sun do they sit by campfire warm glad when their tour is done Next time you’re by campfire glow drifting into silent thought think of diggers young or old remember why they fought David J Delaney 14/07/2009 ©
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:40:17 +0000
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