Maria Karaś
Class 6b
The soldiers’ graves
The Polish-German war broke out in 1939. Seeing that the enemy was stronger, some Poles began to retreat and hide in the fields and forests, while others fled beyond the Vistula. Whenever they spotted the enemy, the Poles fought him and often died for their homeland, so that the survivors could lead better lives. That is why there are thousands of soldiers’ graves all over the world. Some of them [missing] and the bodies were moved to cemeteries.
But there are many graves that remain hidden in the fields and forests, at which only the birches, weeping willows and sprawling chestnut trees sing their funeral songs. Sometimes a burbling stream lulls them to eternal slumber. On All-Souls’ Day, there are no flowers there and no lamp is lit. Only the birch crosses erected by their fellow soldiers are watching over the graves. We, the school children, must remember about these graves and commemorate those who died a heroic death in defense of the honor and freedom of our homeland!