Ode To A War Cemetery by Colin Raine A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Filled with our eternal brave A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Each one of them is just a kid A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Doing what all the other kids did A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... A big adventure to fight the foe A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Say farewell and off we go A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Mother’s wailing – just overcome A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... For one last kiss from her beautiful son A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... He’s standing proud and bold and calm A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... As she’s clinging on to his outstretched arm A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Turning his back on all that beauty A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... To loyally serve his call of duty A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Now just a number as he marches away A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... With Uncle Fred and Half-Cousin Ray A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... And his lifelong friend – that snotty kid A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... They played soldiers with a dustbin lid A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... “Bang bang – you’re dead” they both would shout A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... And up they’d get after playing out. A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Tomorrow they’d be doing it all for real A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Mud round their necks in some foreign field A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Oh what fun to take the prize A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... And drain the life from an enemy’s eyes A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... What could be easier? – we’ve done it before A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... A simple task – it was only war A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Sat next to strangers in crowded trucks A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... It wasn’t like this in our childhood books A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... The sweat, the fear suppressed but there A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Trying to be a man – so hard to bear A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Only used to his own neighbourhood A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Now heading away lonely to a far off wood A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Uncle Fred and Ray left without goodbyes A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Family disappearing before his very eyes A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Snotty’s still there – his only link A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... To the memories – to the kitchen sink. A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... A brainwashed generation destined to fall A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... To secure the future for once and for all A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Then shipped away to a far off land A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Rifle and bayonet in hand A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Cannon fodder or wartime heroes? A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Hundreds and thousands and a couple more zeros A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Too many souls for us to even compute A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Sacrificed and now lying mute A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... The end was different – but always the same A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Mutilated, disfigured by a foe with no name A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... The enemy who left his neighbourhood street A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Whose mother wept bitterly when he took to his feet A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... To fight our soldiers with just one aim A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... To cause destruction, to kill and to maim A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... He too lies in a reverent field A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Protected by a Heavenly shield A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... A waste of breath - a waste of life A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Never to know the love of a wife A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Never to know the pride – the joy A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Of their own little girl – and their own little boy A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Sleep well you brave hearts – we tell your story A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... We celebrate your lives with glory. A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Don’t ever let this happen again A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... Put an end to the madness with a big Amen! A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave....... A grave, a grave, a grave, a grave.......................................................................................
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 10:26:06 +0000
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