by Anne-Marie Spittle | Apr 15, 2009 | Poetry
When darkness comes And with it the shadows of the dead Do you know? When battles fought fly around my head Do you know? When you speak with an acid tongue And tell me I was wrong Do you know the price we paid In the jungles of Vietnam? No sit there in your easy chair...
by A. R. Lewis | Apr 15, 2009 | Poetry
Where did the trust of children all go? Will we ever again hear a child request. “Please mister see me across the road?” Hands clasped the old and the young boldly stride, Trusting each other from one side to the other. Where, oh where did that trust all go? No One is...
by Nathan Ihemadu | Apr 15, 2009 | Poetry
Earth you’re filled up like a sardine can But to your avail I have a plan A plan to relieve you of your excruciating pain Reduce, Reuse, Recycle let me explain! Recycling is the first method I suggest And I think you’ll agree it might be the best The help of humans to...
by Nathan Ihemadu | Apr 15, 2009 | Poetry
Church and carols like jingle bells, Cakes, sweets and presents from the church Christmas sale, Running home to get fed like kings Those are a few of my favourite Christmas things! Potatoes and turkey covered with gravy that’s nice, Meatballs, salad and vegetables...
by Richard Hough | Apr 15, 2009 | Poetry
The old man hobbles down the familiar street, tapping to find his way, unnoticed by passers by. Behind his unseeing eyes he relives painful memories. They are as fresh to him as yesterday’s bread these images of Death exploding around him. He sees his comrades in arms...
by Jenny Morris | Apr 15, 2009 | Poetry
The flagstones are worn where she paces alone in darkness, at daybreak, her heart held by frost. She faces the truth that her son won’t come home. He fought for his faith and his life, and he lost. ‘I’ll manage,’ she says as she walks up and down and rocks in her arms...
