As they sat in the trenches

Waiting for the word

Many prayers were uttered

Words whispered, barely heard.

As they sailed the high seas

To islands far away

The chaplain prayed beside them

His prayers recalled today.

As they sought peace

On a closer Emerald Isle

Women worked together

Prayed for peace to smile.

As they dug into the desert

With mountains at their backs

Men muttered their beliefs

Reading Bibles from their packs.

As we walk the well-kept grasslands

Our eyes rest upon the rows

The glistening white of crosses

Here lie both friends and foes.

As our minds wander

We remember fallen friends

Flowers in a distant field

Ensure remembrance never ends.

Toni Mannell, Fareham.

NEXT week we will be devoting Creative Corner to poems for Remembrance Day.

Send in your poems, which can be directly about war or inspired by the theme of Remembrance, and I will print as many of them as I can.