by Michaela Turner | Apr 19, 2008 | Poetry
In a far distant land Brave soldiers awake And rise from their beds Before the dawn break Bed spaces are tidied Ablutions are done All before breakfast Their day’s just begun With body armour on And helmets at hand They go off for breakfast In a tent in the sand...
by Michaela Turner | Apr 19, 2008 | Poetry
Brave soldiers they sleep On make-shift beds With their weapons close by As they rest their heads When they’re on stag Sleep seems like a gift A two whole hours Before their next shift Then there are the sirens Waking them from slumber They lay face down upon the...
by Michaela Turner | Apr 1, 2008 | Poetry
Look to the skies On a crystal clear night For there spread before you Is a wondrous sight You may be wondering What’s all the glory? Just hold on a minute And hear my story On September 11 2001 America’s world tore apart Evil was unleashed that day It struck right at...
by Michaela Turner | Mar 28, 2008 | Poetry
From birth to age five His life’s just begun The world is his oyster Full of laughter and fun He’s playing at soldiers Hiding behind trees Ducking and diving Scuffing his knees From six to age twelve He’s off with his mates Playing out of sight now From the garden...
