[Editor: This poem, by Sheila Deane, was published in The Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW), 15 March 1916.]
Red, White, and Blue.
The days are cold and dreary,
And the rain drives in from the west,
And the soldiers all are weary,
For they find no time for rest.
Now, they are in the trenches,
Now they are in the fight,
Thinking of home and comforts,
All through that dreadful night.
Oh! Bless our boys at the front, God,
They are fighting day and night,
The Union Jack is flying
Around them as they fight.
Now, young men of Australia,
You know what to do,
Quickly join the Army,
To save the Red, White, and Blue.
Cheer, cheer, cheer for our boys,
Cheer for the brave and the true,
They are fighting for us; they are dying for us,
Under the Red, White, and Blue.
By Sheila Deane, Valley Heights, Blue Mountains (aged 10 years).
Source:
The Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW), 15 March 1916, p. 37
Editor’s notes:
the Red, White, and Blue = the Union Jack (the flag of the United Kingdom, and of the British Empire); can also refer to the flag of the United States of America (whilst the flags of various other countries use the same colours, those flags are not generally referred to as “the Red, White, and Blue”)
Union Jack = the flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (and of the British Empire)
[Editor: A line break was inserted before “By Sheila Deane”.]
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