El Fugitivö

The Brooding Soldier is a memorial near Ypres for 2000 Canadian soldiers who were killed by the first German gas attacks on 22-24 April 1915.  It is a peaceful and sombre place that is very moving.

Standing silent row on row Thousands - as far as can be seen On duty, at Attention, never At Ease A breathtaking silence - forever.

Every night at 8pm they play the Last Post at the Menin Gate in Ypres.  

In Flanders fields poppies still blow Between the headstones, row on row That mark your place, and in the sky the larks, still bravely sing, and fly, Intently heard by the hushed crowd below

Financial markets are in precipitous decline and banks are up the wazoo This is when you hear the shout go out: “But what is the view of the moo?”