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A SLOWLY SETTING SUN
A slowly setting sun radiates through The departing storm clouds that beat a retreat Back to a place beyond the darkened trees, Where, just moments earlier, heavy rain fell. Absorbed by the earth, its spent force and power Lies in a far-away field, where poppies...
WONDERS OF THE MIND
I nothing know of death and war Or what took place in days of yore Not how the universe was made And what made Genghis Khan invade Or why the Earth goes round the sun Or why the rain makes me so glum I only know that Fate’s been kind And given me a fertile mind So I...
A SOURCE OF PLEASURE
If you could paint a picture of a memory What would the subject of the painting be? Would it be of a happy time spent with your family? Or of a holiday spent by the sea? We all have memories that give us pleasure And there are those that we would like to forget The...
MY UNCLE ARTHUR
My Uncle Arthur was very kind to me When I was young he used to sit me on his knee And although it is many years since he passed away He still lives on in my memory So much so he is still part of my life Which my Doctor pointed out to me But it appears we have changed...
Five Boys
By the year of 1914 The war had begun They would go to places never seen And the World War would be won There were five keen young men Who boarded the train that day Excited for adventure And the part that they would play Cards were played And drinks were poured All...
Trench Cuisine
My mess tin doth reflect a wearied face Whilst catching glimpse (as each shared ‘Bully Beef’) With ‘tatties’ and some veg’ all troops said Grace Ere straining to Maconochie’s ‘relief’ Tis now some months or more, since we ‘dug in’ Midst shelling and bombardment o’er...