Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 17 1st Place Primary B&W Poster, Lila Keizer, Submitted by Habitant Br 073 continued ... 2nd Place Primary B&W Poster, Graham Windsor, Submitted by Somme Br 031 The following are a selection of the 1st place Poetry and Essay submissions as well as a listing of 2nd place in each category: THE WAR IN MY HEAD A whistle deep in the back of my mind. A constant ringing of my past, pushing on my mind, Waiting to poke me with its horror. A memory I’m not fond of, that whistle of history. Nights haunted by the ghosts of my past. A muddy rain, become ghostly images of a stained rain, That filter into the back of my mind, a constant terror that I’ll never get to outlive. Those days, spent on a field that meant to be lonesome. A wish far from met, the tragedy that was displayed will never be forgotten. The history of war haunts close to as many souls as it took. That shoulder that aches at a certain angle. A memory of heartache flashing back. The days they long to stare out of the window and admire the peace They sacrificed so much for. Forever haunted by the memories it took them to get there, They come in silence but never bring peace. A dreaded dream they long to overtake, the sights they’ve seen a memory, they don’t wait. The wreckage left will never leave them be, men and women who wish for peace, To be proud of what they wished for, their past to no longer terrorize them. They wish for that whistle of history to leave them for peace. 1st Place Senior Poetry, Ella Cowley, Submitted by Arras Br 059 2nd Place Senior Poetry, Leto Russell, Submitted by Hants County Br 009 continued ...
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