Not Forgotten Poem by Diana Rosser

A soldier was searching for the fallen
(Fields of broken stubble hid them)
In his reclaimed land
a soldier was searching for the fallen.
I want solace for their loved ones
To find the fragments of the missing -
He gathered scattered bones

A soldier was searching for the fallen
(Blown bunkers buried them)
In his reclaimed land
a soldier was searching for the fallen.
I hope to piece together their ending
To tell their story -
He gathered scattered bones

A soldier was searching for the fallen
(Fires of neglected humanity burnt them)
In his reclaimed land
a soldier was searching for the fallen.
I want to name every part
Give them a burial salute
Honour every fractured piece -
He gathered scattered bones

Close to where an ear might have been
he whispered.
Come on home soldier