Remembrance Roses

They cared

They cared for the values of truth and honour,

loyalty and courage,

comradeship and heroism,

the strength to stand up for what's right,

in face of evil and adversity.

They cared for their country,

their fellows, their friends,

their brothers their family.

They cared for truth and allegiance,

fidelity and duty

principle and virtue,

integrity and righteousness.

They cared enough to make

the ultimate sacrifice,

shared and final.

And now these values must live on in us,

not just within these remembrance roses,

less their sacrifice be in vain.

They care