Soldier Record

Samuel was my wife's Grandad

Another for my Grandad:

I knew, one day, that I would go

To France, where my Grandad, fought the foe

Not only him, but thousands more

Went out to fight, a bloody war

It upsets me inside, when I sit and think

When the order was "Over the brink"

Slipping and sliding, blinded by dust

No changing minds, you knew you must

Then respite maybe, just for a while

Feeling bad and tasting bile

In filthy trenches, you were stuck

Reeking of the stinking muck

I don't know why, this Grandad of mine

Occupies a lot af my time

I never knew him, have no memories

But I love him dearly

And know that he sees

I'm so proud of this man

Who went to stand

Now buried in a foreign land

I went to his side, and left him a rose

With my love and respect

And I'm sure, he knows

Mavis Brady