423 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND Threads of Remembrance In fields beneath the whispering pines, Where the quiet earth holds ancient signs, Canada stands, with a heart that knows, The weight of the loss that remembrance bestows. Red poppies bloom, bright against the gray, Each petal a symbol, a life torn away, Families gather, with tears in their eyes, To honour the fallen, beneath somber skies. The echoes of footsteps in foreign lands, Where heroes arose with brave, trembling hands, In Korea's valleys, where darkness did stir, Shared sorrow united, as warriors confer. Mothers once cradling dreams in their laps, Now cradle their hearts in the silence that wraps, Fathers whose laughter no longer resounds, In the hollow of homes, where loss knows no bounds. Yet amidst the mourning, a whisper of peace, A longing for healing, a yearning for release From battle's cruel legacy, nations entwined, With stories that bind them, both gentle and kind. Reconciliation blooms like spring after frost, In the tapestry woven of lives that were lost. Bridging the oceans, with gestures so small, A chance to remember, a chance to stand tall. So here we unite in remembrance today, With love as our compass, let nothing dismay. For families broken, and nations once torn, In the spirit of peace, new hopes can be born.
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