Poem--Wartime Friendships

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Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 403 Send Message	Wendy	Report	11 Nov 2006 12:05
	As we make our journey down the winding road of War-We cannot linger very long at Friendship,s lighted door----We lift the latch and cross the threshold,but we cannot stay.We exchange a greeting and we pass upon our way. Many fellow-travellers along the road we hail-We fall in step,then off we go upon another trail.---With our wartime friends we part---for so it has to be.But their names are written in the book of memory. PATIENCE STRONG Found this while looking through some old family stuff yesterday. wendy
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 905 Send Message	Beryl	Report	11 Nov 2006 12:30
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 905 Send Message	Wendy, Your poem brought back memories of my Uncles William and Thomas. They fought in different battles and didn't see each other for a couple of years. What a surprize they had when my Uncle Williams company was posted to the desert and who should he meet there but his brother Thomas. I found photo's of them together just last week. I will have to do some research on them now as I am sure my Grandmother said the story of them meeting was in the newspaper at the time. Beryl x