My friend is gone

by | Jun 17, 2008 | Poetry

My friend is gone His life has been taken The roadside IED That bomb that will never get me! He went to Iraq As a private security guard To provide for a family He worked so hard He knew the dangers And what the job entailed His duties he would not fail He was an...

The green maggot

by | Jun 10, 2008 | Poetry

The green maggot It lives in my Bergen It calls for me constantly I feel the green maggot’s pull To not want it you would be a fool The green maggot it has a friend This friend is called bivi bag When the pair are together They keep out the weather We have worked hard...

I hear a voice in the wind

by | Jun 7, 2008 | Poetry

I hear a voice in the wind It is quiet and can hardly be heard But I know it is you Trying to get a message through The time together that we have had It made my heart so glad For we had good times As well as some bad Your warm embrace It would make my heart race I...

The Marksman

by | Jun 2, 2008 | Poetry

I hold my rifle as I lie here on the ground It is firm into my shoulder My right hand grips the pistol grip My left hand holds the stock I line myself upto my target A natural line from me to my weapon to my target I look through the sights The three point...

Scotland forever

by | May 28, 2008 | Poetry

Scotland forever was the cry A steely look was in the men’s eye The order rang out Get your bayonets out A flash of steel And McRae’s men were ready The platoon sergeant’s ordered the men to be steady For ahead lay a job that had to be done The Earl of Haig has chosen...