by Ron Martin | Feb 19, 2016 | Poetry
The war clouds were gathering all over Europe Everyone dreaded what the future might hold in store Then an assassination took place in Sarajevo And immediately the whole continent was pledged into war The call went out to the young men of our nation To be prepared to...
by Kevin M Welsh | Feb 19, 2016 | Poetry
Daylight is receding… Darkness takes its place. Dear Lord… we souls pleading Ask of thy fair grace. Pity thou our Fallen… Comfort them when they come. Bid them with thy calling To thy heavenly home. For each noble sacrifice… By air and land and sea… Take them into...
by Ron Martin | Feb 10, 2016 | Poetry
In the distance the guns could be heard, and they knew the battle had begun Their bayonets had had been fixed, and it would soon be time to make their run Many bodies would soon be lying in the Flanders’ mud Could such a little piece of foreign land be worth so much...
by Ron Martin | Feb 10, 2016 | Poetry
The thoughts which we have in our conscious mind Are the thoughts that we think every day But these soon sink into the subconscious And we may think that they’ve gone away If this were true this could be a blessing For some of our thoughts were unkind And they could...
by Murray Stewart | Jan 31, 2016 | Poetry
There’s a chair around our table Where my father used to eat Before they sent him off to war And blew him off his feet A captain and a clergyman Came and knocked our door And told my mum that dad Would not be coming home no more My mum she worked her fingers...
by Murray Stewart | Jan 31, 2016 | Poetry
On the 2nd of December Our Government Decided To commit us to another bloody war No one doubts that it is right We have to act, we have to fight To stop IS bringing terror to our shores So we joined a coalition Backed by United Nations And we planned our bombing...
