France and England Revisited: The War To End All Wars

In Flanders fields the poppies grow

Between the crosses, row on row

That mark our place: and in the sky

The larks still bravely singing, fly

Scare heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

- John McRae

Zig-zag trenches at the Somme

For not one foot of this dank sod but drank

Its surfeit of the blood of gallant men.

Who for their faith, their hope, - for Life and Liberty,

Here made the sacrifice, - here gave their lives.

Commonwealth graves at Albert

and gave right willingly

- for you and me.

Tunnels under Vimy Ridge

Vimy War Memorial, grounds kept by sheep

We're glad you come here to see us,
We like to see friends old and new
So laugh and talk as much as you like
We wish we could come to see you.

So-please don't lower your voices
We're aware of the pain that you feel
It's no worse than ours I can tell you
And yours is the one that can heal.

- George Sewell
from Voices from a wargrave