Honour and Sacrifice

Alors d'autres puissent vivre

(So others may live)

The brave fall in our stead

A medal and a star

Uniform, boots and a dog tag

Pallbearers and a flag across the casket

21 shots fired to shatter the brittle silence

A few birds flutter away, followed by heavy eyes

Tears, black figures and a heap of earth

More earth and a life of service is nothing more than memory

The nation gains a hero, the family loses a father

We can only say our prayers, but the void lasts forever