Silence: a Sonnet for Remembrance Day

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I was looking to publish something of my own for Remembrance Day, but I found this sonnet by poet-priest Malcolm Guite. Lest we forget.

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“A Pilgrim in Narnia” is a blog project in reading and talking about the work of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, L.M. Montgomery, and the worlds they created. As a "Faith, Fantasy, and Fiction" blog, we cover topics like children’s literature, myths and mythology, fantasy, science fiction, speculative fiction, poetry, theology, cultural criticism, art and writing. This blog includes my thoughts as I read through my favourite writings and reflect on my own life and culture. In this sense, I am a Pilgrim in Narnia--or Middle Earth, or Fairyland, or Avonlea. I am often peeking inside of wardrobes, looking for magic bricks in urban alleys, or rooting through yard sale boxes for old rings. If something here captures your imagination, leave a comment, “like” a post, share with your friends, or sign up to receive Narnian Pilgrim posts in your email box. Brenton Dickieson (PhD, Chester) is a father, husband, friend, university lecturer, and freelance writer from Prince Edward Island, Canada. You can follow him: www.aPilgrimInNarnia.com Twitter (X) @BrentonDana Instagram @bdickieson Facebook @aPilgrimInNarnia
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5 Responses to Silence: a Sonnet for Remembrance Day

  1. David Llewellyn Dodds says:
    November 13, 2019 at 10:19 pm

    Belated thanks for this! The Dutch have two minutes’ silence, too – on 4 May, commemorating the fallen on the anniversary of the end of the Second World War, here.

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  2. David Llewellyn Dodds says:
    November 15, 2019 at 8:38 pm

    Here are some relevant bits from Wikipedia for 4 May 1945: “German surrender at Lüneburg Heath: At Bernard Montgomery’s headquarters […], Wehrmacht forces in northwestern Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark surrendered to the Allies, effective at 8:00 a.m. on May 5.” And, “On 5 May 1945 the Canadian General Charles Foulkes and the German Commander-in-Chief Johannes Blaskowitz reached an agreement on the capitulation of German forces in the Netherlands in Hotel de Wereld in Wageningen. One day later the capitulation document was signed in the auditorium of Wageningen University located next door.” 4 May has become the day of solemn remembrance, and 5 May, ‘Liberation Day’, the day of festive rejoicing.

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