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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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