Poppies On The Somme  (Paul Hope, The Project)

Light a candle in your memory
Turn out the lights and see the flame
Then fall silent, your eyes reflect in me
The years of loss, the years of pain

And I see the lines etched on your face
Did you ever have a choice?
You travelled far to such a place
I hear the tremble in your voice

And all those men
Who fought but fell
Their shadows moving
Through that hell
They were like brothers
Comrades long gone
But will you walk with me one last time
Through poppies, poppies on the Somme

And their memories and their names live on
Caught on film and frame through word and song
Yes you were there, you heard the cries
You saw the terror in their eyes

But you made it through, now you know why
Tell their stories, dispel the lies
Yes, you were saved and so could live
Never forgetting, in time maybe forgive

And all those men
Who fought but fell
Their shadows moving
Through that hell
They were like brothers
Comrades long gone
But will you walk with me one last time
Through poppies, poppies on the Somme

Writer: Paul Hope (2015)


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