Poems
The CVS
I went to visit the CVS The Google search gave their address I met a lady called Lois there A lovely lady who really cared A few days later an email too Letting me know just what to do From Sue this time sending files To help me through the paper piles So if you need...
My old desert boots
I still wear my boots, The suede outer worn with sand and sun, The soles worn,fabric stained sides, The miles they have covered, The sites they have witnessed, My boots provided me comfort, My boots are my own, My boots are still my contact,with my past, My boots now...
My Rock
My life never flashed before me, Childhood,family were absent, As the explosion subsided,the smoke cleared, No thoughts of good times,happiness... My head numb,my body throbbing, The smell of cordite hanging in the air, I try to stand and fall.... My mind tries to...
A world away
A world away and out of sight, striving for what we believe is right Mortars firing in the night, no one seeing our perilous plight Surrounded by good men and true, fighting for red, white, and blue Conditions harsh to bad to view, no reporters here or TV crew The...
When you come home again to Wales
To look across the hillside As far as the eyes can see Only the Mountains and Valleys In sheer tranquility Some of the peaks with snow atop Seen from the valleys below This is where scenic beauty lies As all the tourists know For Wales has long been noted As the Land...
Reflections on The lonely walk
Hot sun, cool brain What a soldier needs In this terrain As you begin The lonely walk Silently you start to talk Of all the things you have to look So when you finally Reach the trap You’ll disengage and go back As you carefully check the bomb Someone is Looking in...
The London Bombing
Help! Help! The bombs are here The alarm went off We’re full of fear Help! Help! The bombs whizz down Destroying lives In London town Help! Help! My house is gone All demolished By one big bomb
Having a Ball
The Stage is set , the time is right We’re gonna have a ball tonight They’re gathered here like they used to be Just like a happy family Musicians all ready to play Many of the tunes of yesterday Swing and Rock ,New Orleans Jazz They all really love the Razamataz...
The Brave foot soldiers
The brave foot soldiers Have struck again A woman who asked them not to smoke Whilst in a no smoking area Is given a poke this really is no joke She is then pushed onto a train track Such a brave attack Inches from death this poor women almost took her last breath For...
Why ?
I went not knowing, came back fully understanding. Apprehension became anxiety, Willingness became why? Guilt became second nature, Hurting becomes natural, Crying eases pain, Numbness eats the mind, Where is the man that went off to war? For he has returned...
The Cenotaph
Standing reading the name he wept, Memorised was his friend’s face, His voice now long gone, A name rank and number carved in stone, Wife,child….., He knew them now, as had been his friends last wish, But could not tell them how, Or put into words those last few...
Is It Luck
Just my luck I've wrecked my truck I did not mean to stare It's just she had so much that was bare I think if it had not been for her long brown hair You would have seen her pair Her legs went from the ground up and back down again Why did she have to show so much...
It’s a Shame
A soldier's life is how it must be So we can remain free A soldier must do things that are horrible But you must remember they were put in a situation that is horrible They must be aware of everything around And be careful of where they place their feet on the ground...
Our lives are being lived through the box
Our lives are being lived through the box The screen that sits in the corner or hangs on the wall Everyday living for one and all With the Sky+ planner your life is complete With your remote control there’s no need to leave your seat You will be known as a couch...
Newly Wed
As a Bride she was a pretty girl Oh! such a lovely sight With Wedding Dress and train as well Her body festooned in White But when it came to time for bed In “nightie” and long white drawers Because she knew it only too well Her Bridegroom perpetually snores So in...
R n R
Home at last, bags in hand With a smile upon his face A well earned break, some R and R From that God forsaken place Bags abandoned, to the fridge he goes Looking for goodies to scoff You smile as you watch him fill his face A resemblance of a pig round a trough With...
Ambushed
Armed and ready Objectives so clear Twelve soldiers set out They show no fear Rounding the corner They enter the town Before they know it Bullets rain down The troop have been ambushed A planned attack They make good their aim And fire straight back All hell breaks...
Guardian Angels
Close your eyes and drift away To a tranquil peaceful place Let this haven bring you calm And a smile upon your face For in this peaceful haven Your guardian angels are there They’ve been waiting all your life To show you that they care Your guardian angels will guide...
Repatriation
A warm breeze blows around the airport base As the huge grey bird comes into land It slowly stops then lowers the ramp Where the coffins of brave soldiers stand Each coffin is draped with the Union flag Of the country they served so well Their tour now over, their...
The NBC Chamber Awaits
The NBC chamber awaits This is now our fate We have practised our drills Even learning how to swallow big pills We stand in a line Dressed in our NBC suits The shout of GAS-GAS-GAS is given And as quick as a flash the respirator is donned You stare out through this...
To Help A Child
You never stood as tall, as when you stooped to help a child And by doing this maybe they will not grow up to be wild By showing them you care They will not think of you as a bear It may take a little of your time But in the end, it will make you feel fine It dosen't...
We are
we are mighty men we are brave men we are strong men we are proud men we are small men we are big men we are fast men we are slow men we are young men we are old men we are dads we are husbands we are sons we are sacrificers we are soldiers....................we are...
A soldier life
life isnt a game in which we play this is what my sergent use to say but then he came round and told me one day that i will be out there by the end of may ill be out in pressure in hot contacts too but he said .... just get the boys through when we got back the crowed...
Army poem
ive always wanted to be a soldier a soldier i will be no one else will do the job so i quess its down to me the politions sent us to war so they could sleep at night its easy were they come from its not them that go and fight its not easy being a soldier but that is...
You can walk through your life
You can walk through your life With your eyes closed Never seeing the wonder that your life can hold A thousand of your stories that will never be told All too often you see your life as being rotten This poor lost soul that we have all forgotten No wonder you think...
Pets
'tis written in the book of life The dog is the man's best friend But if you take one for a pet Where will it all end The next thing you know There' a cat in the house Ready to pounce On an unexpecting mouse Which into the house Did accidentally stray Not knowing...
Our old mate Steve R.I.P
I know the words that I’m going to write Some people will find hard to believe For how do you pen some words in rhyme About the life of our Old Mate Steve I know that in Life there are stages And we all take one step at a time Not knowing what is round the corner For...
Guns are the future
Guns are here, guns are there Guns are the future The one, which is near Firearms People killed Hero’s shot Hero’s healed Honours given to those who died Those who saved Who sacrificed Loading guns Aiming fire Preparing to shoot The vital other Never knowing the enemy...
Give me the air that was decieved
Give me the air that was deceived Allow me to be freed Caught at a height of great distress I now begin to see… The future lies within me What I create from my bad bewildered dreams Shall not be the error of my ways But shall lead me into the unknown maze. As life may...
Grandfather
At the going down of the sun and of the clouds descending one by one the once green scenary, the forever growing finary that you once knew a glourious britain made because of you A small section A minuet destination granted freedom disclosed and escaped from...
The missing pillows
My Wife she ate her pillows At least I thought she had They weren’t there in the morning I thought that she’d gone mad I questioned her when she awoke ‘ Where have your pillows gone ? You must remember something ‘ But answers, she had none ‘ I dreamed of large...
The Forgotten
A soldier died today, not in a war but from hunger and neglect. He had served his time with honour and respect But he spent his last days under a bridge in London town He died alone, another poor soul that the system let down
Daddy’s little girl
Daddy’s little Girl that is what I’ll always be to you, With me sitting upon your knee at the age of three or two. With your glaring smile to ease my tears, you made me feel secure Beyond all belief I was daddy’s girl I knew that for sure. Do you remember the paddling...
I leave you as you sleep
I leave this letter darling ‘cause I am off to war I said I’d never leave again My love for you I swore I have to do this sweetheart There’s no way I can stay Our debts they keep on stacking up I need to earn some pay So to Iraq it’s now I leave A private soldier I...
Soldiers prayers
Brave soldier we are so proud of you Your country cannot ask for more You’ve made the ultimate sacrifice Now you’re knocking on Heaven’s door Rest in peace brave soldier You served Queen and country well The Lord above is calling you You’re free at last, from hell...
Through the eyes of a soldier
If you look into the eyes of a soldier Be they young, or be they old And you could see what those eyes have seen Your blood would soon run cold They’ve seen so much death and destruction Caused by conflict through the years And though they themselves won’t tell you...
You’ve done a great job mate
Night sky black as ebony Starlight glistens on the sand Some peace at last for our soldiers Out in this war torn land Camel spiders scuttle From torch lights shining bright Back into the darkness Deep into the night Underneath this canopy Soldiers rest a while Reading...
A prayer for our soldiers
As we all lay down to sleep We pray for the lives of our soldiers to keep Give them the courage to face dangers they see Give them the strength to make their enemies flee Give them support whenever needed Don’t let their thoughts become impeded Keep them focussed on...
A soldiers pledge
Wherever we must go Whatever we must do My brother’s in arms I promise I’ll always stand beside you I’ll face the dangers you face Keep you safe from harm I’ll guard you as you rest your heads When all about seems calm When the enemy is closing in I’ll help keep them...
Recruitment drive
Let’s recruit the homeless and get him off the street Give him a uniform and decent boots for his feet He will have a purpose and a sense of pride I am sure he will be able to take it all in his stride Two tours in Iraq and three in Afghanistan Soon turned the boy...
A sailor’s farewell
As I walked through the gates for the very last time And heard them close behind My eyes were closed by a flood of tears As the thoughts seemed so refined The memories, to me, came flooding back Of happiness and sorrow As I realized that what was past Would not be...
Emptiness
It’s that feeling you get When you bid them farewell And you turn your head away To hide your tears as they start to swell It’s that feeling you get When you’re home all alone And they’re stuck in a sandpit When they should be with their family at home It’s that...
Get your backbone back
Look at you sitting there Up in your ivory tower Untrained, undisciplined Which fool gave you the power? You’re making decisions About these terrible wars But do you actually know? What we are really fighting for You send our forces out to fight Whilst we loved ones...
Hidden tears
Clouds rumble, thunder claps Lightening strikes once more And slowly her tears begin to flow As the rain begins to pour The rain hides the tears That she sheds everyday She fears for her soldier Who is posted far away Her soldier, her hero Her loving son So full of...
One big Military family
When one becomes connected To the military family It does not matter which part one is in You’ll always be proud of all three Masters of the seas … The Royal Navy Might be the oldest of the three But they’ll still send enemies packing To keep our waters free Masters...
Rest in peace
Brave soldier we are so proud of you Your country cannot ask for more You’ve made the ultimate sacrifice Now you’re knocking on Heaven’s door Rest in peace brave soldier You served Queen and country well The Lord above is calling you You’re free at last, from hell...
The lonely people
Whenever I see lonely people… Then I wonder whether… We should open up the village hall… And put them all in there together.
For want of better days
I dreamt oft we two had our lives set fair, Until in fate you were then lost to me… So far from home…so far across the sea… And I awoke with you no longer there. I see you in the waters deep and cold… I see you in the shadows dark and long… I hear your voice in...
Blame me
When rains fall upon sodden ground, And floodwaters swell up all around, And troubled times with you abound… Then I will take the blame. When kids in school don’t do so well, And in maths they don’t excel, And when they leave they cannot spell… BLAME ME! When...
The toaster
The toaster it is broken, it’s the one I liked the most Who would think that this would happen, when making cheese on toast? It’s so much more fun than baking bread To eat cheese on toast, before your bed Then the lights went out, the toaster bent With melted cheese...
Writing today
Poems and Odes are more popular today Than ever they’ve been in the past ’cos with your friendly computer for company You can write down your thoughts really fast Not like the days on the paper you’d scrawl With a handy pencil or pen And then get out your Erasor And...
I’m a Soldier, get me out of here
I live on different levels Most days I’m not myself One day John, next day Jim It’s not good for my health I don’t know who I am today I could be you, or him But when I enter ‘Derry ‘ I must turn into Jim My cover is all shaky Been doing this to long At home I whistle...
Artistic temperament
I read your verse with thought so deep And in my mind I try to keep An image of a gentle soul Who carries her maternal role ‘Tho fate to her has been unkind Yet still she carries on refined To beat the demons lurking there And even in moments of despair Remembering...
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell, is that a place? Heaven is beauty, Hell's a disgrace When people come and people go Do they go high or do they go low? Where do they go? People young and people old Heaven and Hell, that's what we're told. Hell is where the fire burns Heaven is where...
‘ Over the water ‘
Home on leave from ‘ Over the water ‘ Telling lies to Mum Working in deep cover Can’t tell what I’ve become What’s it like in ‘ Cyprus ‘ ? She asks without a clue Can’t tell her I’m in Ireland Can’t tell her what I do Each week she gets a postcard From Cyprus it does...
Minelayer
In Felixstowe Docks many years ago As the country was ready to sleep There was a group of British seaman With a dangerous rendezvouz to keep At a time when World War 2 Was really at it’s height A small flotilla of minelayers Had to cross the English Channel at night...
ASHTRAYCIDE
The government had a plan To wipe us ashtrays out “ Let’s implement a Smoking Ban " In Parliament they shout July the First, in one foul swoop I’m instantly redundant The tables now stand empty Where once we were abundant I miss the warmth of fag ends And matches...
The recruiting office
‘ Come and join the Army ‘ A sign displayed outside An office on the High Street A Sergeant sits inside I sit there grimly watching The young lads going in Hardly more than schoolboys Devoid of most bad sin The eager look upon their faces Grins that turn to beams ‘...
On friendship
The treasured things to have in life are friends. Of all the choices one can have to choose, How poor is life without friends…or friends to lose. The value of true friendship all else transcends. Forged in the fires of spirituality… Born of the trials and pains of...
What is wrong Britain ?
What is wrong Britain? Our streets are covered in blood Today’s youth they think nothing of killing No matter if the victim is young or old Everyone is terrified to walk these streets When the sun goes down and it gets dark The doors shut and the curtains are drawn...
Death of a clown
For me my Life’s been the theatre A Thesbian I wanted to be Treading the boards as a trouper Join in the joviality Each role I played was a pleasure The applause gave a lift to my soul The stage was my very existence But now the years have taken their toll No longer...
Passchendaele
STORM CLOUDS BLOWING IN THE WIND. O’ER THE RIDGE, ABOVE THE PLAIN. AS THEY MARCHED THROUGH THE MENIN GATE. THROUGH MUD, TO PASSCHENDAELE. THROUGH CRATERS, BODIES, AND BLOOD. THEY WADED THROUGH THE FIELDS OF MUD. FROM THE TRENCHES, SAW TYNECOT. THIS PLACE FOR THEM, IS...
Per ardua ad astra
WHEN THE FOG OF MOURNING HAS LIFTED, OUR GRIEVING IS FAR FROM DONE. WHY DID THEY HAVE TO LEAVE US? LIFE’S NOT FAIR, BUT IT GOES ON. SO GREAT WAS THE SACRIFICE, YOU PAID FOR, WITH YOUR LIVES. TO THOSE OF US, YOU LEFT BEHIND, YOUR COURAGE, WAS NO SURPRISE. WE SHALL SEE...
The Eleventh Hour
each year they gather, the Queen at their head to salute the fallen and honour the dead in assorted attire and smartly dressed with medals and honours bright on their chests these gallant old men who fought alongside and watched in horror as their comrades died they...
Changing face of war
Gone are the days when the warrior bold Sat astride his trusty steed Armed with a sabre of steel so cold To thwart the enemy, his deed And as we study how an Army life Has changed over Oh! so many years With crossbows, shot and musket And even lances and spears...
Dreams
I know there is something after me What it is I cannot see I run, I hide, I dodge But from my trail this thing I cannot dislodge It stays just out of sight I cannot get away from it, try as I might I cannot let it win I know if it does, I'll never function again I...
A wasp with a tale
Why was I born a wasp, What purpose do I serve ? All human’s try to kill me I’d say they’ve got some nerve What have I ever done to them, Why panic do I bring ? I’d never do them any harm Apart from the ‘ odd sting ‘ Men treat me like a ‘ Hoodie ‘ Protect their kids...
The end of a soldier’s life
In a far away country a soldier died today, for him there will be no tomorrow For his friends and family there will be much pain and sorrow Here at home a soldier died today, for him there will be no tomorrow He had no friends or family, so for him there will be no...
The weeping widow
The weeping widow She weeps her tears For she has lost her much loved dear He went to war so brave and strong A soldier who would do no wrong The protesters they would jeer and shout As the soldiers moved on out He arrives in theatre in another land Can this place...
Seasons change – War remains
A verdant summer Camouflage of soldiers In a jungle war Green leaves fall And turn to dust The dust of a soldier In a desert war
Auschwitz
Will we be remembered By future generations ? Or will there be a ‘ Cover-up ‘ Ignored by spineless Nations ? Inside Auschwitz time stands still Each lonely day the same Does the World know we are here ? While ‘ Nazi’s ‘ play their game I didn’t ask to be a Jew But now...
Crazy computer
My car’s got a computer It tells me what to do ‘ Fasten up your seatbelt ‘ It starts its voice anew ‘ Let the clutch out now, Press it to the floor ‘ It must be claustrophobic So I open up the door ‘ The rear door it is open ‘ I cannot turn around So loosen off my...
Hideaway farm
Here in the heart of the countryside Tranquility serene Everywhere you cast your eyes Another idyllic scene The Sun it throws it’s radiant glow Across the hills on high And sunbeams cover the verdant pastures, Set in the valleys down below Away in the distance a...
Cover blown
Alone and injured Extraction requested Cover blown Survival tested One in the shoulder Hurts like Hell Will I make it Time will tell Drinking in a pub Eyeing the ‘ Players ‘ Patrol comes in Becoming betrayers “ Hi there mate, what you doing here ? “ Try to ignore them...
Pay Parade
By the curb six men sit in the morning sun Side by side, but arrived one by one To fall in line, as soldiers are wont to do Each in a wheel chair Upon their chests, above their hearts, Medals lay, For duty done, A soldier’s pay The first one there was Billy Rice At...
I’ll never leave your side
As you stand by my grave side I'm still standing by your side Through no choice of my own, I am gone And you're left all alone As the Angel of death did appear She made me know there was no need for fear She held my hand during my passing And assured me from this...
The other side
When we meet again on the other side We will rejoice, and again be able to walk with a great stride For those of us who had been in great pain There will no longer be any pain The friends and family we have missed for so long We will be able to join in a song The bad...
My friend is gone
My friend is gone His life has been taken The roadside IED That bomb that will never get me! He went to Iraq As a private security guard To provide for a family He worked so hard He knew the dangers And what the job entailed His duties he would not fail He was an...
Coming home
That rainy day, when he returned, Much wiser now, a lesson learned, Fewer mates beside him, no more to roam, Ashamed to say he’s coming home. In the blink of an eye, three men lost, Immeasurable seems the human cost, The next of kin have been told, In our minds the...
We are on our own now
We are on our own now…on our own and in despair… For our political masters have shown they do not care. We are blighted by the senselessness of those who make the rules… The disaffected, mad disdain of disingenuous fools. We are on our own now…dissected from the...
West Bay
Strolling on the promenade Quite early in the day The view that I encountered Was a turbulent West Bay The clouds they rolled in Oh so fast In varying shades from white to the grey of slate The weather had altered drastically Stormy and intemperate The raging sea...
Sailors cabaret
To think of you bouncing over the sea Adrenalin running wild With an ever eager excitement As when you were a child And having tried the boating scene I know to you just what it means The peace as the world just passes by The Sun at it’s peak in a cloudless sky Whoops...
Forever
Over the sea I heard you calling…calling… Echoing evocatively. And onto the waves I saw you falling…falling… In sunset’s solemnity. Over the land I heard you crying…crying… In fated melancholy. And unto the earth I saw you dying…dying… And changed for eternity. Over...
Choices
As you grow and roll along Thinking life is a long, happy song And your body will never go wrong Always believing you'll be young and strong Then one day you suddenly stiffen Your body doesn't want to listen When sitting in a consulting room Filled with fear and...
The green maggot
The green maggot It lives in my Bergen It calls for me constantly I feel the green maggot’s pull To not want it you would be a fool The green maggot it has a friend This friend is called bivi bag When the pair are together They keep out the weather We have worked hard...
Statuesque fountain
Walking in the Stately Gardens Relaxation was my aim I wondered who on earth lived here What was their claim to fame Maybe they inherited it But own it just the same A leisurely walk in the afternoon Enjoying the Summer air And came across this Idyllic scene Free of...
My wee Scottish lass
Ahm nae the man I used tae be A figure so big and strong As the years have taken their toll it seems For the years just rush along Across the hill and thro’ the heather Was ne’er a problem tae me In Sunshine Rain and mist as well For the Lassie I were going tae see...
I hear a voice in the wind
I hear a voice in the wind It is quiet and can hardly be heard But I know it is you Trying to get a message through The time together that we have had It made my heart so glad For we had good times As well as some bad Your warm embrace It would make my heart race I...
Flash back
Mind Pictures . Tin Can, or booby trap? Walk past, heart races, Roadside bomb? Hear the noise, Feel the blast, Smell the cordite. Mind pictures, Always there.
The soldiers prayer
In foreign lands I go to fight, In the heat of the day and the cold of the night To Keep others safe, who live in fear Lord look after those, that I hold dear. Watch over me please, as I, break ground, Keep from harm, all the friends that I’ve found, My regiment, my...
Her love
He roused her from deep hibernation With his warm, soft sensual kisses His gentle hands caressing, exploring…… Beads of perspiration formed On their freshly bathed bodies In the sultry air, of an early summers night Responding, she nuzzled into his neck Taking in the...
The Disposal Man
I kneel alone beside this bomb The public they’ve all ran They’ve put their trust in me today The ‘ Bomb Disposal Man ‘ They tell me I’m a hero The sweat runs down my nose One small mistake from shaking hands And up the bugger goes I’m actually a coward I dread the ‘...
Levington
In a lovely little village In a County known so well In the depth of quaint old Suffolk Or so I’ve heard folk tell There lived a loving couple Mr & Mrs Arthur Wade To see them walking hand in hand What a beautiful sight they made You could see them every Sunday As...
A memory
Under this grass, a dear one lies sleeping My eyes are red with constantly weeping Totally shocked and emotionally bleeding Forever a piece of my heart will be grieving A loved one is gone and my brain is unbelieving All I can do is leave them in God’s keeping. The...
Soldier for hire
Don’t let me die like this Don’t let me die alone Bleeding out and paralysed A thousand mile from home A mercenary I’d become An answer to an ‘ Ad ‘ Missing military life A ‘ Civvy ‘ going mad No jobs for former soldiers With killing as their trade The tools of their...
The Marksman
I hold my rifle as I lie here on the ground It is firm into my shoulder My right hand grips the pistol grip My left hand holds the stock I line myself upto my target A natural line from me to my weapon to my target I look through the sights The three point...
K.T.Frankovitch
K.T. This southern belle who lived through hell, Stood where heavens meet. From the heights of success To the depths of despair. Toasted by the famous, Homeless in a wheel chair. Deserted by friends, family. Only the love of her schoolboy son, To comfort, nurse and...
Flirtin with Haiku
Haiku. 1. Flash of colour. Brilliant red, blue, green. Fishing King Fisher Eats. 2. Blossom tree perfumed, Humming bird hovers, Long tongue Natures nectar sips.
Scotland forever
Scotland forever was the cry A steely look was in the men’s eye The order rang out Get your bayonets out A flash of steel And McRae’s men were ready The platoon sergeant’s ordered the men to be steady For ahead lay a job that had to be done The Earl of Haig has chosen...
The final dream
Something woke me from my sleep A footstep on the floor ? A feeling someone called me A whisper from the door ? My wife she lies beside me Her sleep I can’t disturb What caused me to snap wide awake ? I’m feeling so perturbed The dim glow from the streetlamp Leaks...
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