Anzac Day 2020 - No Dawn Service Poem by Paul Warren

The darkness hides their faces
As the rising sun embraces
And the kookaburrashave their say
Announcing the dawn in their Australian way

The stone soldier is their catafalque party standing still
The people are quiet standing as their will
The Minister starts with a prayer
Heralding their sacrifice in battles so far from there

The soldier raises the bugle to his face
And the last post echoes from place to place
Some tears sparkle on their cheeks
As the Lord's Prayer makes the service complete.

© Paul Warren Poetry