St Georges Church. Dunster.
St Georges Day-April 23rd
April is the morning of another year
Sun and showers wash the grass
As the flowers appear
April is the dawning of another day
Flags and banners lead the march
On its way to May
Dunster is the venue white and red the flag
Yellow is the colour
Silver is the band
Youth is ever cheerful, smiles and golden hair
White the socks are flashing
Past the giants chair
All the crows are calling, natures in a rush
Like a Pipers Army
Spies a speckled thrush
Through the village marching swings a happy band
Castle stands a staring
Market close at hand
Hear the church bells calling, see the red cross wave
Slow the dancing tiny feet
Past the ancient grave
From the warm spring sunshine hidden from its view
Many sweaty hands and heads
Touch the oaken pew
Cool the rafters rising, join the songs of praise
Many voices singing
In their childhood days
Swing the golden candles, dip the standards down
Remembered in the practice
See the Scouter frown
Half remembered promises made again anew
See the Guider standing
Dressed in darker blue
The colours are presented, Kneels a Brownie small
The sermons long forgotten
The Ventures long and tall
The Anthem of the Nation, swirls against the wall
Standing near the doorway
Flags and pennants all
Exit into sunshine all the eyes now squint
The blossom on the branches
A lighter shade of pink
Hearts are even lighter, another duty done
Feel the cool winds fingers
Feel the warming sun
Company Pack Troop and Unit assemble one by one
See their many colours
Hear their gentle hum
Now the parade is joyful, now the hearts at ease
The spring in the step is quite natural
Flags flap on a gentle breeze
See the many faces as the Market appears
Hear the cameras click and whine
Recording the passing years
Now is all at a standstill, quiet the traffics whine
Just in an instant the faces
Record on the passage of time
The days just a moment in memory
Can I picture it, capture its truth
Yes, sometimes but only vaguely
The picture of yesterdays youth
A memory of a Dunster West Somerset St Georges Day Parade
By Ron Blundell