The Moment of Silence

The Moment of Silence

by Avery Nixon

The Moment of Silence,

the time on Remembrance Day

when we imagine the soldiers,

how the soldiers fought for us,

how they sacrificed themselves

The ear-pitching sound of a gun rings in our ears

As a soldier gets colder and colder, his family still loves him

as if he was still here

We hear the weeping of children

when they find out one of their family members has passed away,

In the moment of silence

In the two minutes, we are in war

We feel the warm hearts,

fighting just to help us.

How the sound of the cannon can kill many.

How blood slowly touches the ground,

as a man falls

How we feel the man's soul helping us in our hearts to win

In the moment of silence

we feel the tears of a veteran's mother rush down her face

sadly on to the ground, she finds out her daughter has been killed

We hear the screams of the children

as they hear the cannon fire

We hear the wives beg for mercy,

In the moment of silence

How we hear the cheer of victory from the Canadian's in our ears,

we smile

In the moment of silence.

The two minutes break, we remember the soldiers

we remember our freedom,

We thank the soldiers for it,

In the moment of silence.

About the author

Avery Nixon is 10 years old and a grade 5 student at St. Francis of Assisi, Outer Cove, NL.   What is presented here is an exact reproduction of her work.  The editor of this blog, her dad, has made no changes, nor can he take any credit.  The pupil has far surpassed her mentor.