ramblings and things
Derrick Allaway
1920 - 2015. R.I.P.
Standard bearers standing
At attention and mute
Each standard dipping
And rising in salute.
Today they burned a hero
One of the last of the few,
Silently serving for years,
Member of a ground crew,
Working unrecognised,
Forgotten, out of sight,
One of those whose efforts
We're vital to every flight.
A solitary Hawk flew past
In show of modern pride
Recognition of their own
On his last silent ride.
He sadly died alone.
With no family, few friends
But the Family of Veterans
Escorted him at the end,
In thanks to a quiet Hero
For the sacrifice he made
Labouring in the background
In vital, unglamorous trade.
Standard Bearers standing
At attention and mute
Standards fell and rose
In that final salute.
Derrick Allaway 1920 - 2015. R.I.P.