by Bobbie | Aug 5, 2023 | Poetry
Just a Boy The prisoner was marched out at dawn Looking lonely and forlorn Hands tied, blindfolded and afraid Sick, tired and betrayed Just a boy who got shell shock Sentenced to be shot His mother cried when the telegram came Executed as a coward: he was to blame No...
by Bobbie | Jan 5, 2022 | Poetry
A Name on the Menin Gate He went to war like a lamb My Great Uncle Daniel Blindly walking into the Lion’s Den Did he think it was a lark? Or just happy to play his part A war to end all wars Over by Christmas they said Those with a wise head Opted for safety instead...
by Bobbie | Apr 13, 2014 | Poetry
One hundred years have come and gone Since World War started here Generations have moved on Britain changed for evermore On battlefields, young men lay dead Deprived of life and happy years with wife and child The loss has echoed through the land Oh what folly and...
by Bobbie | Jan 1, 2012 | Poetry
If I could find the shining star That marked where Jesus lay I would take it much further East So many miles away I would hope that same star That shone so bright that night Lighting the candle Still burning strong Which bought the Earth to life Would come again once...
by Bobbie | Feb 4, 2010 | Poetry
There is a well kept secret A place no one wants to go It’s called the Twilight Zone You enter it alone Nobody wants to know When you’re in the Twilight Zone All you have to do For people to fearful of you Is to mention in one breath ‘Injury’ and ‘brain’ their vivid...
