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28th ANZUK Brigade, 8th Division 2nd AIF, ANZUK Force, Australian bush poetry, Australian poet, Fall of Singapore, poem, poetry, Singapore
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐
They come once more to Singapore,
To deter those who would wage war.
The locals see their garb and guns
Have little changed โ these are the sons
Perhaps of those who were brought low;
But that was thirty years ago.
The Aussies, Kiwis, British boys,
Their distant Queen once more deploys,
As she plans to give up her best โ
Retreat in order to the West.
Now fifty years have passed and most
Have left โ have given up the ghost.
Their shoulder flashes slowly fade โ
Like memories of their brigade.
โ D.N. OโBrien
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