WRITTEN one evening at boarding school, Lottie Butterworth (14) sent this poem to her dad who has been away on an eight-month tour in Afghanistan. It was inspired by the dandelion, the flower of military children. We love to receive stories, poems, artwork and photos from Army youngsters. If you’d like to share something about your military life with us, email editor@aff.org.uk or tag us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @ArmyandYou
We go where we are told
No question we ask
We just go.
Life is a surprise for us,
We never know
What is around the next corner.
We put our roots down
Wherever our home may be.
We flourish and
Make friends in
Cultures new.
We are tough,
We are loving,
We are the offspring
of the military.