[Ammi]

Following your lead I wrote this for Remembrance Day. Its very rough still and is along the lines of '10 green bottles' but I will polish it a bit later I just had to rush it down before work.

Ten shiny soldiers in a row
marching through the streets they go
a soothing beat, majestic line
I look again, there are but nine
Listen for the bugle's call
Go slowly now or you may fall
The enemy is very near
and yet you show no signs of fear
They march straight through the battle gate
The strong, the bold, the fearless eight
Seven marched and seven fell
we waved them off and knew them well
Another ten we will send
marching to their bloody end
We'll dust them down and watch them go
and on their heads the grass will grow
when calm descends and we recall
ten soldier marching proud and tall

erm ok, will work more on it later