A wise old voice can speak no more <br />Of wasted lives all lost in war, <br />Who braved the trenches caked with mud <br />And battlefields all soaked with blood, <br />Who saw his comrades die each day <br />Those memories would not fade away, <br />Such tales of horror and despair <br />From one who knew, for he was there. <br /> <br />His time on earth now at an end <br />He's gone to meet each fallen friend, <br />And there in heaven he shall dwell <br />With heavy heart I bid farewell, <br />A man of peace a man so kind <br />A legacy he left behind, <br />To love not hate your fellow man <br />And live by God's immortal plan.<br /><br />ANDREW BLAKEMORE<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/farewell-harry-patch-the-last-surviving-tommy/
