So long they weep
POPPIES of FlandersSymbols of painWaving wildly in anguishThe world's burning again.
When will mankind determine
To extinguish this pain?
When will brother meet brother
Learn to live and let live again?
Share the world with their neighbours
Let love be all to give
Like the poppies wave freely
To all mankind
In a world that is happy
Noble and kind.
Meryl Tookaram