by Coralie Holmans | Nov 5, 2015 | Poetry
Today, the army asked for more, He’s just seventeen, when he walked out the door, Everyone’s fine”, he would write and say. Son, please write you’re coming home, Our thoughts are with you, For what you’ve done. Many months went by, until one day, Madam, I am sorry to...
by Coralie Holmans | Nov 5, 2015 | Poetry
Reading out loud, my son said to me England needs us all, Mum, please don’t cry” Everyone has to help, Many will come forward, and Boys will be men “ Running down the road to sign his name, And telling me” they’ve all done the same” Now it’s been 2 long years Can’t...
by Coralie Holmans | Apr 15, 2014 | Poetry
I am a soldier, I’ve travelled a long way, With the cold and the rain, I long for a warm day. The Trenches are muddy, They’re wet and they’re cold, it seems to go through you, right into your soul. As we go, and over the top, I see my friends fall and shot, I cannot...
