CRIMSON SNOW

 

Each November

We remember

At the Royal Albert Hall

And we remember

 

With dignity

With respect

They stand in silence

And we remember

 

In silence

Petals fall

Like crimson snowflakes

And we remember

 

Gently falling

They settle

Upon hat and tunic

And we remember

 

Each petal

Once a life

Floats in silent homage

And we remember

 

Red poppies

Springing eternally

From the bloodied fields

And we remember

 

Falling petals

Falling in millions

To recall the fallen

And we remember