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Poppies
A sea of red serene and mellow, Another life lost, another fellow, Years have passed yet we shall not forget, The sacrifice made so we can live, yet... Many don't know what the poppy stands for, Why we planted the thousands in the Tower floor, Why their life they gave...
Remembrance Day
For this day is marked on the 11th of November, to observe the end of the First World War. To remember heroes past and gone, and to recall their stories from before. And heads are bowed, and silence observed, for we remember our bravest of the brave, whom fought...
War Poem
BOOM! Another deafening explosion of a bomb! How long will this ear piercing noise in my ears go on? Constant gun fire rings all around Bodies lying motionless like dead fish on the ground Rats...rats...rats..and rats as big as bloomin' cats! Scuttling along the floor...
Of Scars and Stories
Invisible to all who saunter by The ‘Other Man’ who lives within my frame Where once was light, I canst but now decry Non–physical the scars which also maim Twas as the day succumbed to starlit night Advancing o’er the land with senses primed Mine eyes didst then...
Flows the River Red
‘Nine Hundred Thousand Stems’ now wend their way On down to river’s edge from vaulted room “Once more into the light” (I softly pray) Such sacrifice inferred by every bloom In situ, they appear untouched by time Divining out sad path to journey’s end As did on day...
The 1914 to 1918 war
The soldier is so worn and gaunt thinking about the battle he’s fought His rifle clutched in cold damp hands Retracing his fight across the land. The field is quite there’s no sound No shells are crashing to the ground The small arms fire has all gone Just how long...