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Knight to Black Night
Resolute in hardened steel of armour Ended lives with a slice of his sword Fought with valour, fought with pride Learnt to hate the crusading invasion Erstwhile gone, in a warriors time Cried like a babe at what he'd done Turned his back on the Bloody Battle Coward...
One hundred years have come and gone
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...
Love of the Common People
Whilst days of ‘Empire’ served to spread the word A wealth of common people felt as one In outrage, at how start of War occurred When ‘Blighty’ and her allies faced the ‘Hun’ Twas stated aim to annexe and demand As neighbour crushed weak neighbour and accrued...
W.O.1. W.D.G.MOTT OBE, MVO.
Today I must pay tribute To a guy who's got the lot Our Garrison Sergeant Major The famous Billy Mott. Resplendent in his uniform He really plays the parts Bill puts the fear of god in men And melts the ladies hearts. He knows the streets of London Like his own potato...
Why?
Why was your time on earth so short, why did you have to go Why did you suffer so much pain, the answers, I don’t know Why is it I’ve been left here alone, why did you have to die Why could I not have come with you, instead I’m left to cry Why is life on earth so...
Lantern Cry
Whilst caked in mud my bandage ‘holds the line’ Defence from onslaught of a kind, unkind Should banks be breached, twould serve to undermine As blood would seep; then with lost comrades bind Such sorry state doth all confront ‘round here When torn betwixt said...