He doesn't boast or swagger
Or hold a forum on his deeds of yore
The perfect gentleman of old
A man of four score he saw the Burma war
That fetid jungle war beset by enemy
And damp and heat and cruel artillery
And young friends died around him
Far away from all they knew
But he was young and strong
And did his bit, expecting no reward
It's just the way it goes is how it's put
By fellow of that ilk
Our Burma hero
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Author:
Lorna (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I wrote this for my uncle when he was 80. He died this week at 93. The best of men............ that's him in the picture....... in the Royal Engineers..........
- Category: Family
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Comments6
Wow, Lorna!
Thatās a great homage to your uncle!
Iām sure he appreciated it!
Love the pic...
so handsome!
My condolences! May he Rest In Peace!
~Laura~
Yes you would have loved him....... he was old world charming and lovely and had a happy life for the most part........ He reminded me - before he got very very old - of Paul Henreid (era Casablanca) - he used to light and smoke his cigarettes in that same "continental" way......... ha ha........ (I wonder sometimes if I ever see real life as it is........)
Oh, yes...Paul Henreid!
Casablanca...What a movie!!
Paul Henreid, your uncle, and my uncle sound like they were cut from the same cloth...from what I remember and what my mom says about my uncle (her brother-in-law who got ālostā in Brazil)!
Yes funny - mine was in Argentina! But definitely not lost ....
Good write, so much is owed to these heroes.
It seems as though we need more people like him in today's world.
Persistence is key
A fine write and pic Lorna.
Extremely well writ and obviously personal
Great write about someone who fought in my wife's home country
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