The Guns Fell Silent Poem by Matthew Holloway

The guns fell silent
So they said
The fields of blood sat still
While friends gathered friends
The earth celebrated
Peace has been declared
So they promised
Soldiers soon returned home
With their unseen scars
War is hell and they survived
Or it became a place they never left
And many forgot their service and loss
In time life carried on
Into the next war and the one after
like a gun can ever be silent
Or peace declared
I may never have fought
Or lost a friend in battle
But I shall remember their actions
I shall remember those lost
And salute those here today
Lest we all become forgotten