Redoubtable is the word, for that is you,
for in the portraits,
I see the strength in your eyes with the fortitude,
and your smile, it portrays a weariness,
with a glimmer of mischievousness in the eyes,
and upon your face there is a wrinkle or two,
but Winston,
with the determination in your eyes ringing true,
truly what could I do,
to ever repay you,
for the war days have faded and passed,
but however, can I thank you?
For you, and my Grandparents,
and many others who fought like lions,
are the reason that I am here,
and no matter what,
from your courage and leadership,
and determination I could learn a lot,
because you were a brave and a courageous man,
who struggled through times dangerous and fraught,
and you,
and the valiant millions too,
who battled through the second world war,
and who so valiantly fought off the black dog,
I salute you and them Winston,
for all the springs, the summers,
the winters and the autumns, that I have seen,
and I will remember you as the sun goes down,
for without you, I,
and the country as we know it now,
well, it would have never been.