I sat down to have my dinner
And saw the news
I saw a field of dead soldiers
Just like Flanders Field
There were lots of flowers
And yellow and blue flags
Draping them all.
I saw a young woman crying and sobbing
‘I loved you for years
I might as well be dead
I have nothing to live for’
She said in deep anguish.
Four others turned up
And they have taken up arms
And joined the army
They hope to die and join the dead men
That is their intention.
Ukraine has been a peaceful country
Its farmers growing wheat for the world
And sunflowers for oil.
Russia has much to answer for
And yet no one is able to stop this war.
So wasteful of lives – a blur on the landscape.
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