A lone piper plays a sad lament. <br />Silhouetted against the sky. <br />Parading on the battlements. <br />A focal point for every eye. <br />A single ray of sunlight shone <br />Through a break in clouds of grey. <br />As if to grant a benison. <br />A blessing on the memory <br /> of those who died in freedoms cause. <br />Remembered for eternity. <br />The sad lament a tour de force. <br />Which foreign tourists flock to see. <br />A tribute to our proud history.<br /><br />ivor or ivor.e hogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-flowers-of-the-forest/
