by Alan Gower | Jul 22, 2011 | Poetry
So here I am, in the company of myself, Thought that’s the way it would be, Alone on the shelf. But life was transformed, By a meeting of chance, We met at a youth club, I asked you to dance. I looked in your eyes, Saw something so good, I would spend much more time...
by Alan Gower | Jun 25, 2011 | Poetry
What happened? A few seconds ago, I answered the call, Over the top we went so, One and all, Young and older, Men and boys, Shoulder to shoulder, A few paces forward, Bullets are flying, Young and older, Falling, dying, Blood on my tunic, Splashing my face, God help...
by Alan Gower | Jun 25, 2011 | Poetry
Young souls venture there, But will they come back, Broken dreams and aspirations, No glory they lack, Loss of mobility, Crazed in the brain, Then we want them, To go back again. Flowers of our Country, Cut down in their prime, The counts in the hundreds, Time after...
by Alan Gower | Jun 12, 2011 | Poetry
Carry me under the Lych Gate lads, My time has come to rest, I gave my all for my Country, I tried my very best, Surrender is not easy, It prays upon the mind, To make you look inside yourself, To see what you might find. Carry me under the Lych Gate lads, Gather for...
