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Spirit of ANZAC



Sound the Last Post again,
 lest we forget
the freedom that we cherish
 has been bought -
not found like mushrooms
 in the field;
 the debt is ours to pay, 
mindful of those who fought and fell - 
yet still they held the torch aloft!

May we remain as zealous
 to withstand the traitors
 who would make our fibres soft,
as well as enemies beyond the land.
 
The trumpet has the power
 to move us still,
and though the debris of a flood
 of years lies over hand and mind,
 an aching thrill comes rising
 perilously close to tears.
Sound the Last Post
 to hold the memory bright,
then sound the Rouse
 and keep the torch alight.

By: Mike Subritzky
Source: http://www.poems.net.au/anzac-day-poems/



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