The Gardens of Stone - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 26.828 W 075° 39.538
18T E 448468 N 5032834
This poem, by Roger "Ted" Cléroux, composed in August 1996, is inscribed on a bronze plaque located in close proximity to the National Military Cemetery, at Beechwood, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM11KAG
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 11/05/2019
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Inscription on the plaque:
The Gardens of Stone
Aligned in even rows, it's just your fate,
Some white as snow, others lost their glow,
Bearing names upon their faces,
Telling us who lay below.
Innocent children, loving mothers,
Even those of fortune and fame,
Makes no difference now or ever,
For they all share the same.
Frozen now by death, no place to hide,
Making no sound,
Tucked in humble lairs side by side,
Peacefully resting under hallow ground.
Remember those fallen companions,
When a garden you've passed,
A lair awaits to hold you in union,
Beneath lush green grass.
Then loved ones may visit whenever,
In your new found home,
Another name etched forever,
Amidst the Garden of Stone.
roger "ted" Cléroux
Composed August 1996
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