Our talented students have been busily writing poetry to submit in the Anzac Poetry Competition 2022.

This is the amazing submission from Year 10 student Cybele Hewitt.

Their Sacrifice

Four walls; four more than they had.

Clean clothes; cleaner than they had.

Warm food; warmer than they had.

Safe borders; safer than they had.

Peace; because of their sacrifice.

Education; because of their sacrifice.

Stability, security, shelter; because of their sacrifice.

Our country; because of their sacrifice.

One day, one hour...

For the years spent in the trenches,

For all the men that did not make it,

Just one day; surely you can do that?

There was a flame within-

A flame that sparked a journey,

A journey of their being - soul and heart, 

A journey that has allowed us never to have to cross such a bridge.

We must remember their hearts, their souls, their spirits,

We must remember their mothers, their fathers, their fallen brothers,

We must remember the soil and country in which they still lay,

We must remember their spirits.

They were our soldiers - they were our ANZACS.

They sacrificed their dreams, their lives,

They sacrificed for their family, their mates, their country,

A sacrifice for peace.

So, when you hear the silence

When you experience the peace,

When you laugh and spend time with loved ones,

Remember their sacrifice - remember them.