LETTER: Reqium

Here lies a grave

A soldier unknown

His life he had to give

A life that was not his own

Here lies the body

Once strong and well

Has fought many battles

Through pastures of hell

Here lies the skeleton

The skeleton of man

Deeds of valour long forgotten

As only mankind can

Here lies a coffin

Long since decayed by time

Within a body once laid

A man without a shrine

Here lies the darkness

Which only death can bring

And man once strong and well

Now an ugly thing.

Here lies a Christian

Who fought for others greed

He did not know the reasons

He did not plant the seed

Here lies the answer

For us, for you, for me

But do we know the question

Or can we really see!

BGW 19.4.64

BG Whitby, Bentley Road, Bramley

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