Ontario Community Newspapers

Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 8 Nov 2002, p. 18

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lA-Tho flnnadissn Chamnir,Fridav.Novebr8. 00 At the going down of the sun andfin the morning 'ei'if((remember t! em." Forget I amrn ot just the tnimson flower Vou name a poppy, 1 amn every man, who learned to say goodbye, t left my loved ones, and the tomfort of my home, To stand op for my country, 1 lefi to go to war. 1 arn not jost the trimson flower yoo wear onlce a vear, 1 arn every memroy that was eonceived hy war. The last few favored moments, before the last farewells, The vivid pictures in the paper, the core of every tear. t am not jost the crimson flower yoo see as pride, 1 am eveiy trickle of blood, every cry of pain. 1 fet the wounds as they were treated, And berarne toc, weak to forget, as they tonverted into stars. 1 ar n ot just the crimson flower that grows among the graves, 1 arn every sodier who has ever fought. Who gave their lives, to save others from pain, And who inside they rest in eternal siomber. 1 arn not jnst the crimson flower that symbolizes peace, 1 arn the torrent hindrante that blankets the word. Peace he ssith oIs not, when Arnerica experiented grief, 1 watrh %with angish from afar, jnst how hlind we are. 1 ar nont jnst the trimson flower, 1 arn so rnorh more, 1 am ever v life that war bam effetted thronghout time. Everv life lost, every memorv foond, 1 amn more than a tzimson flosser, forget mie not. Krvstal jatohs To the memory of ail my fallen comrades, known and unknown, who by their supreme sacrifice gave lite and future to, those of us who survived. We are indebted to you, and remember you daily, flot just on November il, Armistice Day. STOUNE (.LOW The cold stone soldier stands atone in the park. His bowed head dusted with November frost. No warmn glow surrounds to fend off the dark. No life is remnarked, no hint of the cost. Perhaps there's a trace of the boy who enlisted, Somne spark in the eyes that answered the cal1 But in that stone the past seemns misted. It clouds the agony after his fali. They lost their lives, and we lost themn. Yet the grey stone soldier seemns to know, When we stand, and remnember themn, We are warmed by a previous glow. James E. Detlor r 1- - - - - - - - - - - - - -1 1.e M A Remembrance Day Message from the Mayor The armistace to end the First World War took effect at the 1 lth hour of the 1 lth day of the 1ilth month in 1918. The poppy is a symbol of remembrance and peace. Please take a moment on November 1Ilth, to remember the service and sacrifice of Canadians at home and overseas dur- ing - the First World War; the Second World War; the Korean War; the Gulf War and peacekeeping operations around the world - who made such a sacrifice ini the name of peace and freedom. lob ik

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