https:\/\/vimeo.com\/284904034<\/a><\/p>\n\nLETTER FROM SHER AFZAL KHAN\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0BLACKWOOD SCHOOL<\/h5>\n
My Dearest,<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I must say how relieved I am to hear from you again
\nHearing from you is a joy
\nWe mustn\u2019t give up hope.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The trench is narrow, cold and damp
\nI am the officer of my boys
\nWe eat together, we travel together, we fight as one
\nI am the officer of my boys
\nFear glitters in their eyes.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
As the dull crump of the bombs go off,
\nAnother day, another battle, another friend lost
\nThe air crackles, the air crackles, the air crackles
\nFear, destruction and loss break out
\nLike space, the line of men is never-ending
\nWe mustn\u2019t give up hope.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I am writing this letter as the sun is rising.
\nIf I don\u2019t make it home, please know how sorry I am.
\nWhen you look at the palm trees back home,
\nThink of me under my poplar tree near the Somme,
\nTrying to shelter from a lemon bomb.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Hopefully at the end of this year it will stop,
\nWe mustn\u2019t give up hope.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The more I hear from you the happier I am
\nHearing from you is a joy.
\nThis could be my last letter,
\nI want you know how much I love you.<\/p>\n
Your<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Subedar Sher Afzal Khan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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