On Friday morning, Years 4, 5 and 6 walked down to the Exton War Memorial to take part in the village Act of Remembrance for 2022. 

 

As ever, the children stood respectfully during the two minute silence and through the reading of the names of those who died in the village and surrounding area in the world wars. The children also shared some of the poems they had been writing in school reflecting thoughts around remembrance. Some of these are shared below.

 

Lest We Forget

 

May we respect

Those who fought and fell. We remember

How they lost their lives for our freedom,

No other stories to tell.

We will never forget.

 

May we respect.

Scarlet red poppies are bought to wear

As we remember those who passed

Never to return.

We will never forget.

 

May we respect.

To stand and honour in silence for two minutes

On the eleventh month, eleventh day and eleventh hour

As the war officially ended.

We will never forget.

 

Mia

 

Remembrance

 

As soldiers fought below on the floor,

Planes above began to soar.

Germans struggled to hold the beach,

The Allied victory seemed out of reach.

 

Tanks were roaring, planes were soaring,

Soldiers were crawling.

As the Allies reached the bunker bombing and brawling.

The object was clear and casualties were treated

The Germans surrendered as they were defeated.

 

As we remember those who fell

We ask a poppy, for only they can tell.

Poppies are bought for many who fought,

As we think gratefully as lessons are taught.

 

Fenton

 

Remembrance

 

May we remember those who fell,

For those who come back with no stories to tell

For all the people who were left behind,

Who meant no harm and just want to be kind.

 

For all the people who wore poppies red as blood

Who worked and worked and did all they could.

For all the people working till dawn,

But no trace of a yawn.

 

For all the people who heard explosions and gun shots.

The people who tried and tried but got themselves in knots.

For all the people in their homes like a palace.

Until they got on the battlefield, where they got treated with malice.

 

For all the people that came in a storm,

In future years they still have a day to mourn.

For all the people that got promoted to peace makers,

Now, because of them, we have no haters.

 

Seth