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He didn’t particularly want to die…
He didn’t particularly want to die, but Kitchener needed him, so the poster said, the horrors of war never entered his head. The glorious adventure was all he could see like so many others and he wanted to join this band of brothers. It would all be over by Christmas...
I am really bored today!
I am really bored today! They perished so we can be bored. The kids look beautiful when they’re asleep. They lost their futures so your children can be safer. I just can’t put this book down. They were de-humanised so you can read what you like. I’m sorry, I don’t...
Lest We Forget
Lest we forget the bold and the brave Who gave their lives for their country They sent their sons and daughters too To fight the wars for us to be free Gave us faith to understand why! So many brave people had to die Whether on land, at sea, in the air To help keep...
“Blood swept lands and seas of red”
Tommy’s dead, he is no more, The Telegram delivered to the door. Left with fading memories to store Of lifeless friends, limp on the floor In a heap of bloody, pointless gore. Inhumanity of reckless law; Push the enemy back some more! ‘Til the reddest rivers bleed and...
Poppies
We grow here for the soldiers who have lost their lives in war, some people pass us daily and think of us no more. The wind it blows our heads down, the Sergeant shouts, “look out”. Some soldiers hit by angry fire, what is it all about. We grow here for the soldiers...
I SAW THE SUN RISE TODAY
I saw the sun rise today And as I looked towards the sky My thoughts turned to those men and boys Their hearts so filled with pride Marching off to serve their King With a smile and a wave They never knew what awaited them But still they were so brave The fear, the...