"Gather ye on the Bridges" Cecile D. Bowers March 6, 2008

A beatiful poem, written by:
Cecile D. Bowers March 6, 2008 Tyrone, ON
A proud daughter of a WW2 Canadian Soldier


Gather Ye On the Bridges!!

The day was very cold but also very sunny
As we stood on Waverley Bridge today
Wearing red and our flags flying proudly
Another of Canada's young soldiers passed our way.

Young and old, from near and far they come
All gathered together, a mourning body of one
Showing in the best way that we know
Our pride and love for a young Canadian son.

As the traffic flash their lights and blow their horns
To show their support for those of us who grieve
Your feelings rush wildly through your body
It's just so very hard for us to believe!

That in the oncoming hearse
Led by police cars with sirens blaring
Is another young man, his life cut short
While a Canadian army uniform he was wearing.
None of us can ever pretend to even know
The horrible pain that his family has to bear
All we can do is gather on the bridges
To let them know we are present and that we care!!

Cecile D. Bowers March 6, 2008 Tyrone, ON
A proud daughter of a WW2 Canadian Soldier