In the Early Morning Mist

Will you remember. Lest we forget.

Gathered together in the early morning mist.

We watch you with poppies pinned high on your chest,

Heads hung low as you pray with the rest.

"Do not weep." We whisper, "Or think of our pain,"

Rejoice instead, or our deaths be in vain.

Look for the light, the goodness, not sorrow,

We did, what we did for the youth of tomorrow.

Do not be the ones who fail to remember,

Join us in thought, this day in November.

The guns they still fire, our voices still yell,

As we relive the horror, the sorrow, the hell.

We watch from a distance with far away eyes,

See children running enjoying their lives.

We smile inside and know in our heart,

We did what was true, we all played our part.

Let joy grace your face as you live everyday,

For then we shall know our memory won't fade.

Do not let us wander, abandoned, alone,

Feeling empty, forgotten below this cold stone.

With my brothers and sisters, on this day we come,

Hoping you remember all we have done.

On faraway lands, where many have fallen,

We followed our duty, we heeded the calling.

We wait and we long, with no blame inside,

For our mothers embrace, and our father’s deep pride.

We ask for so little for all that we gave,

A moment of silence as you stand by our grave.

The bag pipes now blow with a sad solemn sound,

It is now time to leave and return to the ground.

Always remember, lest we forget.

Forever here, in the early morning mist.

Remembrance Day was first observed in 1919 throughout the British Commonwealth. It was originally called “Armistice Day” to commemorate armistice agreement that ended the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.—on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

I am not a poet nor do I claim to be. What I am, is thankful to all those who fought and died protecting our freedom. And to those who still stand for our rights.

Please take the time to remember.

Thank you,

Jason.