IT IS a beautiful day in Alexandra Park
The sun allows the shadows of trees
To dance joyfully in August sunshine
On verdant grass, in the distance
The calm Channel gleams with silver.
The flowerbeds are a vibrant mix of hues
And as I stroll under a sky of blue
I close my eyes and imagine the view
Over a century before when the war memorial
Was not required and in those halcyon days
A real, not wooden, eagle dwelled in the park
Although it is a fitting tribute
And I picture a young couple on a bench
Oblivious that in just a few years
The carnage of the First World War would start
Thus breaking many a poor mother’s heart.
Guy Fletcher
Pantmawr
Cardiff
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