Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 19 continued ... continued ... Everything is different now He’s not the same He’s not the same as he was before. Mama says it was the war. He doesn’t smile like he did before. The way he walked through the door. I hear him every night, the screams that ruin my mother’s smile. Draining it of the happiness before the war And now my happiness has begun to dry I try so hard not to cry. I wish I could go back to before. I wish my big brother never went to war. 1st Place Intermediate poetry, Gabrielle Breau, Submitted by Colchester Branch 026, District C 2nd Place Intermediate Poetry, Matteo Mercer, Submitted by Elmsdale Branch 048, District F 1st Place Junior Poetry, Lucas Byers, Submitted by Tatamagouche Branch 064, District C Lest We Forget Soldiers walking into war Not knowing What lies ahead. Violence. Trauma and death. This is why On the eleventh hour Of the eleventh day Of the eleventh month We take a moment of silence To remember Those who fought in war For country Freedom and lives. 2nd Place Junior Poetry, Claudia Parker, Submitted by Habitant Branch 073, District D
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