1914-2014
They gathered the great and the goodOn the Royal Esplanade Ramsgate
The Queen of course was represented
The local Member of Parliament
The local Councillors District
Parish Councillors to
The Chere of the Royal British legion with all the medals
Pined on the chest
Representatives of the C & E , R C the Jewish Synagogue
The Islamic Mosque represented stood side beside them all
Speeches made by them as standard
To give thanks give honer to the glories dead
They all stood looking full of pomp Mayor in regular
Then the fife and drums band of the local Regiment struck up
Playing songs of World War One
The march past started behind the band the veterans the survivors
Of wars long a go and of wars more recent times
Then the scouts , army cadets , sea cadets the air training core
The mach passed was over
Look not unlike how it must of looked in August 1914
Ken D Williams
The Dyslexic Wordsmith
Poetry by ken d williams
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Written on 2012-07-04 at 17:42
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