For Heroes and Horses
This is a poetic tribute written by Mick Westwood for all the heroes of war, including those with four legs too …
For Heroes and Horses
For heroes and horses, and widows who mourn,
For the single young soldier who won’t see the dawn,
For the lonely young lady who waits for her lad,
For the mother who frets when the battle is bad.
For donkeys and ponies who stood to the fore,
And who never did flinch in the blood and the gore,
For dogs and for pigeons, who also took part,
With angelic wings and a ‘giant-like’ heart.
For all the young warriors lost to the fight,
Who gave their last breath for the cause of this plight,
For millions of surnames initialed in stone,
Who went to the battle, and never came home.
For heroes and horses, and animals good,
Unblinking, unswerving, who fell where they stood,
The freedom you gave us, your sacrifice made,
Cannot – in our lifetime – Be ever repaid!
Rest in perfect peace my heroes. – I am eternally grateful to you all xx
Mick
(Copyright Michael Westwood 2016)
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