A Remembrance Day Prayer

Maurice Turmel PhD

For lovers lost at sea and in pastures over there
From friends and family here, left at home to bear

World’s troubles all surrounded
Those sent over there
They had to travel far
Before they could even dare
Standing up to tyranny
So many hearts laid bare
Standing up for good reason
For those who would be scared
Families that were left behind
Broken hearted and afraid
Now facing the inevitable
By those who went away
Feeling lost perhaps before
But still willing to go and dare
Taking on every challenge
Regardless of being scared
In the meantime back at home
The women, they lay bare
Their feelings of hurt before and after
For those who chose to dare
Their sons, their daughters
Their husbands and their wives
Putting themselves forward
Risking all their lives

To help those under attack
By so many unholy ties
Having left home forever it seemed
With sad tears filling their eyes
Such sorrow that oft runs so deep
And fills us all with grief
For those who chose that purpose
Putting their lives into such heat
We remember them truly
On this day, wherever they lie
We remember their soul sacrifice
We remember their sacred lives
They are never to be forgotten
They are always to be realized
Friends and Family who had fallen