Lest we Forget - 11 November
Today is Remembrance Day. It is the day on which World War I officially ended, and has become a day in which Commonwealth countries remember members of their armed forces who died while serving on the battlefront. While it serves as the inspiration for this piece of flash fiction, today should also be a day when we remember all who have given their lives to serve their countries. Sacrifice comes in many forms, and death is only one of them. Lest We Forget Blue eyes, remarkably clear, observe us, gauging our reactions as the old man tells us about the wars in which he has fought, of friends who have fallen and comrades left behind long ago. The crags and wrinkles lining his skin come from age, exposure, happiness and grief. His hands tremble as he pours us tea and absent-mindedly adds milk and sugar, forgetting we preferred none. He is not of this time, and no longer of this world, but he tells us where his citizenship lies and makes us swear to keep his secret a little l...