38+ Lest We Forget Poem Background. Email this poem to a friend. This is a spoken word poem i originally performed around anzac day 2015.
The phrase lest we forget is thought to come from the poem recessional by rudyard kipling, which was written for queen victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897. These wonderful characters have all been created (and are subsequently owned) by jkr. For many of the same reasons 1st and 2nd was a very tough choice.
Its just a few verses which convey some personal thoughts and emotions based on the battles of the first world war, in particular, the battle of the somme on the.
Forget i ever said any of this. Lest we not forget is a misnegation, like a double negative. Drown my sorrows, in the oceans i swim, while my heart lest i forget, that i was so much more, when i made the wine i now just drink, a student of life. Lest i forget, the person i am, while i travel this dark and dreary road.