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Farewell
The news was expected her time was to close The news stories written of our fine English rose Our thoughts and our thinking said she’d be fine Our long-reigning monarch who stood against time But come the day did on the 8th of September That our Queen had now passed a...
THOSE DAYS IN BLUE
Eighteen years old, my life set for a change,National Service for me, came into rangeTo serve Queen and country when given the date, But there was no vote for me with a say in the State.A week ‘kitting out’ and much lazing about,Time there in limbo before the...
YOU ARE
YOU ARE The heat to my flame. You are The beat to my heart. You are The tune to my song. You are The smile to my lips. You are The squeeze to my hug. You are The oxygen to my breath. You are The warmth to my sun. You are The blossom to my tree. You are The blue to my...
A Name On the Menin Gate
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...
Mac and Vera
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Soldier Boys
Two boys, Barely men With ash blonde hair, And soot stained skin In a peaceful life They would be friends, or kin, But, in this war-torn world Neither would live to see who would win Both twenty-two With, an invisible vision of victory, Marched forth...