"THE PLACE OF GRIEVING."

Shannon News, 13 November 1923, Page 2

"THE PLACE OF GRIEVING."

KIPLING ARMISTICE DAY POEM.

LONDON;, Nov. 8. Mr Rudyard Kipling has handed to the Australian Press Association the following poem, written for the Cenotaph memorial on Armistice Day:— "LONDON STONE." When you ' come to London town (Grieving!—Grieving!) , Bring, your flowers and lay them down At the place of grieving;

When you come to London Stone (Grieving!—Grieving!) Bow your head and mourn your oavd, With the others grieving.

For those minutes let it wake—• (Grieving!—Grieving!) All th|ei empty heart and ache That isn't cured by grieving.

Foir those minutes, fell no lie— ' (Grieving!—Grieving!) "Grave, this is thy victory, And the sting of Death i& grieving."

Where's >pur help from Earth or Heavier (Grieving!—Grieving!) To comfort us for Avhat we've given, And only gained the grieving?

Heaven's too far and Earth too near (Grieving'—Grieving!) But our neighbour's standing here Grieving as we're grieving.

What's his burden every day (Grieving!—Grieving!) Nothing man can count or weigh But loss and Love's own grieving

What's the tie twixt us two (Grieving!—Grieving!) Thiut must last our whole life through? "As I suffer so do you." That mav ease the grieving. RUDYARD KIPLING. (Copyright, 1963, by Rudyard Kipling, in the U.S.A.)