Poems
HE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND.
There was panic in the valleys As he story filtered through That our pit was due for closure And there’s nothing we could do. Our way of life in Ystrad Was known for miles around As a warm and caring village Where the men worked underground. Our choir was plauded...
Christmas
Christmas means many things To people through out the land To Christians it’s a celebration of Jesus Of a birth that God had planned To non-Christians It’s just another day They still worship God They do it a different way All other religions are just as important For...
Our Daily Bread
How oft’ I’ve dreamed of sitting on that mount The place He sought when teaching us to Pray Where once ‘Commandments Ten’ held to account Pronouncements here allowed for more to say “Do not be like the hypocrites who crow” (They only care for what is seen, by whom)...
Haiku/Syllabic poems
LIFE’S CYCLE Death and revival… Autumn’s falling leaves exalt The budding in spring. Kevin M Welsh 2015 AN INNOCENT VICTIM When war is at hand… Conscience is the first victim Of early onslaught. Kevin M Welsh 2015 R.I.P Inter my body In this cold earth… and I will...
Haiku/Syllabic poems 2
ENHANCEMENT The gutter in which I lie… is an upgrade from Where I lay before. Kevin M Welsh 2015 MY TRUE STATUS My social class… is Found in the recesses of The foulest sewer Kevin M Welsh 2015 PATIENTIA Injustice… is most Grievous to those who have not Experienced...
Haiku/Syllabic poems 3
WISE WORDS Intelligence is Having knowledge… wisdom is Applying it well. Kevin M Welsh 2015 KNOWLEDGE Knowledge is the light. The nearer to the light… the Greater the shadow. Kevin M Welsh 2015 THE KNOWING Experience… when You have attained more than that With which...
Haiku/Syllabic poems 4
NO PROBLEM Difficulties… are Harder when contained in thoughts Than when faced in deeds. Kevin M Welsh 2015 HARDSHIP – EASYSHIP Make difficulties As hard as you can… they will Become easier. Kevin M Welsh 2015 EVERYTHING MATTERS Accept things for what They are… even...
Haiku/Syllabic poems 5
ALTRUISM Conquer your fears… Meet with the wants of others Before your own needs. Kevin M Welsh 2015 UNENCUMBERED Lighten another’s Burden… and you will find yours Will be lightened too. Kevin M Welsh 2015 SATISFACTION Do not mourn for the Things you do not have…...
Flanders Fields
Poppies colours of white,yellow and red, Once layed in the field,a perfect bed, Envy of men became a fight, Both sides fighting for what they thought was right, One side won ending the fight,now the field has returned to its might, Restoring beauty and forgeting the...
The Poppy
I CAN ONLY STAND AND STARE AT POPPY'S GROWING EVERYWHERE A MASS OF RED & BRILLIANT HUE ON THEIR OWN A FIELD THE POPPIES GREW NO FRIENDLY NEIGHBOUR GREW CLOSE BY BUT ALONE THEY STAND 'NEATH A BRIGHT BLUE SKY THE FIELD A FLAMING MASS OF RED AS EACH POPPY TURNS TO BOW...
“he who waits, is waiting”
Should darkness reign within the soul of Man By perpetrating deeds none understands Could quickly spread (as only sickness can) Corrupting minds of youth with idle hands In promising rewards beyond held dreams Such evil manifests itself through time Where once...
ACTION IS NEEDED
Why are the leaders of the world so inept? That they continue to allow tyrannies to thrive Why are they not prepared to take action? To ensure that thousands starving to death are kept alive Is it because they appear to be of no value That their countries are not...
LET’S NOT FORGET
We are assembled here again To commemorate, and to gain A remembrance of our brothers lost In conflicts past – all at a cost. Lamentations every year, Though medals won – at price so dear. For King and country bravely fought No admiration here they sought. Those...
OFF TO WAR
War! War! Mother it’s War! Father, Father please let me answer the call! To go and fight for our glorious King, this great adventure will soon begin. They gave me a uniform, they gave me a gun, they sent me oversees to face the Hun. Rain! Rain! Mud and Rain! Friend...
WARRIOR
An old warrior sits his nerves all fraught. So many nightmares, so many wars fought Too much suffering, but he's just too proud, to ever ask for help out loud, You’ll never see this warrior cry, nobody is asking “why not son, why", he was once so young, so strong so...
We Remember
As we stand here in the cold We remember the brave and bold You may have fought on land or sea Or even in the air maybe We that knew the brave and bold And we that have been told We are here on this day Because remembrance is the best way To stop times repeating With...
Remember
A hundred years ago in a land far away Millions of soldiers died to give us our today The war to end all wars that's what they said look at us now millions more dead No one is safe wherever they go The world is in turmoil don't we know Is it religion or politics it's...
In My Brother’s Arms
Evoking punctured bag whilst draining sand My Brother’s blood now seeps from scarlet mess To stem the flow I have but one free hand Tho maim’d myself, his wound I must compress For each to other’s all we have to cleave ‘In dire straits’ of that there is no doubt No...
THE CARER
Margie Maine lived down the lane, A funny lass was she, Goofy teeth, and frizzy hair, what a sight to see. But Margie had a heart of gold, especially for the very old. Her daily visits cheered them up, as they were all alone no job to big or small. She filled her life...
The Eight Hundred Sixty Three
Eight hundred and sixty three people answered their country’s call Eight hundred and sixty three soldiers were destined that day to fall In the brutal style of combat their death came and it was violent Their guns so keenly polished too early that day they fell silent...
A Boy With a Piece of String
I’m a boy with a piece of string My left hand holds it tight I can only use my left hand As I’m busy with the right I could maybe make a slingshot From this dirty piece of twine But I probably shouldn’t do this As the string it isn’t mine So instead I sit and ponder...
Poppies
Where valleys are lush with pastures new Fresh and crisp, from morning dew; There soil once sodden, with Soldiers blood Poppies now stand, where soldiers stood. Where birds fly high on freedoms wing To greet this day, with song they sing; There pilots flew a perilous...
To Serve
Even if generations were to pass and men grow old and die, and a new generation rises with dignity and heads held high. They will never stand alone, but with heroes past and gone, against overwhelming odds, our steadfastness shall remain strong. For Courage is a trait...
War Poem
Bang goes another bomb, Dropped on another town, Men lie there crying, Another soldier is down. Waiting in the trenches, Feeling cold, hungry and alone, Gripping a family photo, Wanting to go home. It's not a war they've started, But they're fighting everyday, Guns go...
My Angel In The Sky
It’s very hard for me to say Things that are in my heart The emotions that I’m feeling I am lost and don’t know where to start My life has been shattered My life now is not worthwhile For all that I ever loved Has gone with your beautiful smile I know that you are no...
Gods Creation
When God created the universe He wanted a peaceful place He would create a planet Upon it would place the human race How was this planet going to survive? To support a civilisation He then created an atmosphere That would support all his creation He spread upon the...
Three Little Words
Never be ashamed to say I love you For one day it might be to late For one day it will be impossible So do it now, do not wait Without expressing your feeling Without showing that you care Your life becomes empty Into the abyss you will stare We don’t know what’s...
A SHOULDER TO CRY ON
Many people in this world Need a guiding hand, Someone to talk to, Someone to understand, Without the knowledge of life, Without tenderness and care, They have no one to speak too, To confide in, or to share. Be a shoulder to cry on, Listen and you will find, The...
Going Home
The train sped very fast taking her home at last. So many years had passed since she came away But to her it seemed like yesterday So many memories came flooding back as the train sped along the track- No more Family left to see just a visit to the cemetery. Her Mum...
THE SOMME
Today, the army asked for more, He’s just seventeen, when he walked out the door, Everyone’s fine”, he would write and say. Son, please write you’re coming home, Our thoughts are with you, For what you’ve done. Many months went by, until one day, Madam, I am sorry to...
REMEMBRANCE
Reading out loud, my son said to me England needs us all, Mum, please don’t cry” Everyone has to help, Many will come forward, and Boys will be men “ Running down the road to sign his name, And telling me” they’ve all done the same” Now it’s been 2 long years Can’t...
Schools of Yesteryear
Thinking back to the days of childhood Life was so different then Lessons were chalked up on the blackboard Then written in textbooks with pencil or pen Teachers were then respected As education they tried to instil To eager classes of pupils waiting Their heads with...
The Poppy Fields of Flanders
The Poppy fields are silent now In Flanders so faraway Absent from many people minds Except on Remembrance Day When thoughts once again re-open On sad& treasured Memories they keep Of those who gave their lives in battle So that we and others might sleep In peace and...
Hallowe’en
I'm just and ordinary Pumpkin That people like to buy And then they peel and scrape me And put me in a pie But at this time of year it's different As biggest ones are saught I'm lying on the back of the stall Cos I shudder at the thought Of someone carving me about...
The Blood of the Dead
Those who fought for our freedom lay Beneath the ground, faces of dying grey They battled with guns and silver blades But soon held blackened shovels and spades Men were lost, with dignity they died Women at home wept and cried Now they rest in a sea of red The ones...
Twere No More Aged Than Youth”
Oft’ wondered of the men I’d march’d beside Throughout such time as term’d “our darkest hour” Twere no more aged than youth (where years reside) Yet ne’er a one when faced with fear, didst cow’r No finer friends hath e’er encounter’d since O’er Earth; tho I have...
Requiem To A sad Poetess
The many words she has inscribed upon the page Reveal the unhappiness and anguish she has known That she has suffered throughout her life can be seen For in so many ways she has often felt alone In her simple words she tries to show Why it is difficult for her to...
Auschwitz
Life’s gone by so quickly Since I were but a lad And I often sit back and reflec t on the past The good things and the bad My mind wanders back to WW2 Living in a country at War We were fighting for our survival Along with Poland ,Norway & Holland Then there was...
“Our Country Needs Little Uns Too” – WWI
The War is on all Men are gone, with Women left to fend their way Tis theirs which is the sorry plight and not the heroes far away Some left with Children three or four (perchance he’s just forgot) Whilst off to fight the Good Lord knows, she’s on her own he’s not Now...
“I Fear the Sun’s Arise”
Tho nights are long, mine stretch beyond the dawn In hope ‘that I need not’ to face the day Where once I’d rise as if again reborn Now down upon my knees I fall and Pray That life itself ‘be put on hold’ (for thee) A brief respite from all thou have endured Perchance...
Cornwall
Oim troiing to find Cornwall And when Oi stop to ask Oi gets the answer from Jethro and Denzil And their ole mate Slipalong Trevask lol Now Oi've come across the Tay at Plymouth Hoe Saltash is on the other side Then on to Lostwithiel and Looe and Bodinnick Cos the...
Another Dewdrop
Another Dewdrop I'm just a little dewdrop Hanging on a leaf upon the tree No one even knows I'm there What can the matter be And then a little ladybird Landed on the tree It seemed that she was very thirsty And came straight over to me She said I'm very very dry And...
Oh! To be in Essex now that Autumn’s here
As one travels the lanes and byways Of a rural community The changing signs of the Seasons Are very plain to see You’ve seen Spring come and go With Tulips and Daffodils galore With Regal Camelias and colourful Magnolias As Summer comes to the fore Trees are in...
Beating Heart
Inside every heart There is a special place Where'in lie those memories That time cannot erase There are memories of joy And memories of pain Recollections of first love You'll never feel again There are memories of loved ones Now a long time gone And memories of the...
My Little Yellow Handbag (Herford Brewery’s Handy Pack)
Oh my little yellow handbag My friend from years ago Just how much I miss you I guess you'll never know You often travelled with me And saved me from despair Sometimes I was sad or lonely And so glad that you were there When I'd had one to many You used to slur my...
ZULU
Why us, Why us, the soldier asked As onward the ammunition he passed Because we're here, because we're here Now do up that button and show no fear Defend you now that red white and blue For that's all Victoria asked of you Behind your meally bags and carts Wipe your...
The way it used to be
Oh how I long for Christmas The way it used to be With paper chains and tinsel And presents on the tree The turkey roasting slowly The boiling brussel sprout A glass of Bristol sherry That's what it's all about Christmas carols on the radio And falling snow I'd see...
“Once A Soldier”
Our former selves appear mere shadows now As “Light of Life” diminishes thru time “To right all wrongs” we all didst once avow Then circumstances caused to realign By actively engaging with said foe Twas thought that we may put an end to war By showing them another...
The Curved Walls
In the World we are known as the United Kingdom Great Britain is our own Sceptred Isle Protected by our Military Forces, over the years So close your eyes if you will and think for awhile Of the Wars that were fought to save Nations from aggression One War to end all...
I WAS ONCE A SOLDIER
You’d never guess to see me now That I was once a soldier Not stooped and walking with a cane They came when I grew older You’d never guess that these frail hands Were capable of killing Did things that I did not expect To earn the Monarch’s shilling You’d never guess...
Five Senses of an April Day
The bows across the violins bending the oatmeal grass. She heard Vivaldi The rich dark peat beneath springs radiant energy. She felt Earth and Fire The pas de deux of balletic butterflies in the briefest love She saw Romeo and Juliet Sweetened butter adorning spikes...
Black Water (Whixall Moss)
Time for me is immaterial as I lie waiting – a deep hollow of entrapment blackness leaching into my sunless soul a completeness of no reflection. I am totally blind, but I can sense movement – and I wait. Why am I waiting? I wait because I am starved. Starved as the...
‘Two Geese Go A Visiting’
‘Do you fancy a day out?’ Said Mr Goose to his missus ‘A day away from the clucking chickens and mooing cows, tractors and bale making and this little pond’. ‘Yes’ said she ‘we can go to Cole Mere; it’s lovely in the spring.’ ‘Let’s pretend we are wild and have an...
Crose Mere
Great Tit sings unseen from bare fingered branches; whilst man is in view Grebes stretch graceful necks on rippling silver mere; whilst man is trapped ashore Skylarks dance on air defying gravity; whilst man is floundering Cloven footed bulls spread their weight...
MY GARDEN
My garden is a place i love to be It’s like an island set in a tempestuous sea Where i can withdraw from the problems of life From a world torn with trouble and strife It’s a place where contentment can be found In appreciating the beauty which is all around Above the...
If only
If only your wishes could be normality If only your hopes could be reality If only you could be free of fear If only your way forward could be clear If only to yourself you could be true If only you could find the lost you If only you could be without anxiety If only...
“For Whom The Bell Tolls” (9/11 Anniversary)
What’s happened here this day, this hour, I cannot fathom still Yet here I am embroiled in cause which seeks alone to kill Forgive this action that I take, in faith that’s notwithstanding Of consequences I believe beyond one’s understanding Searing heat may take my...
“Should this Day without me Dawn”
Remember me who once did pass this way Who felt the warmth of Sun upon their face Who dreamt thru darkest nights of brand new day In learning how to love, didst life embrace Somehow I’ve bid existence “au revoir” Unknowing that which now hath come too soon No more in...
“Sari Sari Knight”
A commentary on this troubled world. (Read to the tune of Vincent) - (by Don McLean) Sari, Sari, Knight Draped in armour blue and grey Searching out midst summer’s day As eyes ‘neath bascinet doth stare out cold Gallows on the hills Hewn from trees, bereft of frills...
Home at Last
He’s home at last, a mother’s son, a fine young man, his duty done; Yet not for him the fond embrace, a loving kiss, a smiling face Or cries of joy to laugh and cheer the safe return of one so dear; It is his lot to show the world a soldier’s fate as flags unfurl And...
SILENT VALLEY
In the shadow of the peaks on South Arabia’s dusty plain A roofed gate stands, reminder of a half-forgot campaign, When once again our servicemen were called upon to fight, Defending and protecting, (we were told) Great Britain’s might. But not forgotten, ever, by...
Shot At Dawn
In the heart of England there’s a place where people go To see the art of sculpture, or maybe wander to and fro Among the many different kinds of stone memorials, where Some visit for remembrance of loved ones and comrades there. And there are many fine memorials and...
JUST THINKING
I was sitting by the fire, listening to the radio Thinking of my life so many years ago The things I did as a child, and as a youth And began to realise that I must face the truth That now by body is racked with aches and pain I shall never be able to do such things...
DON’T DO IT
Don’t do it brother, I’ve still got your back, just like I did when we served in Iraq. I can see that you’re hurting in ways I can’t fix, but find strength in the fact that I’ve still got your six. The bond that ties us has never been stronger just talk to me bro,...
A UNIFORM APPROACH
Why are we so selective in our concerns? Why invade Iraq and still ignore Zimbabwe Are some peoples of the world more important? Or is it just a matter of expediency Were we so concerned about the people of Iraq ? Did Saddam Husains dictatorship present a danger to...
Hope
A broken heart never heals Just switches off Not living, just existing Going through the motions Imitating life Marking time Hoping, but not believing That one day It Finds love
Deepest Dreams
In my deepest dreams At the Back of my mind On the Tip of my tongue The very edge of my thoughts Just out of my reach You’re always there Constantly
Soldier
I feel the pistol grip in my hand Familiar and smooth Touch my finger on the safety For the hundredth time Check the magazine is secure The change lever correct My position is firm I am ready To live or die I am a soldier
“Rained Down On”
As silhouettes appear on pavement slab My senses sharpen’d by held ‘state of fear’ To nail direction canst but take a stab Projection from above or to the rear Known skyline doth afford familiar form Atop the terraced roofs of chimney pots Then shadows move,...
AUTUMN TO WINTER
In seven days or maybe ten The leaves will start to turn again Bringing Autumn’s glorious hues And those impending Winter blues Some sunshine helps to ease the pain As Summer pleasures start to wane Those Autumn skies will turn to grey And hide the Sun ‘most every day...
THE SHADOWS OF TRUTH
I’ve been on that road to no-where Stood by that dark shrouded lake Where hopes and dreams are abandoned When life gets too hard to take I’ve stood on that mythical corner Deciding to go or return Felt desolation inside me And looked for bridges to burn How easy to...
“With pen in hand, my thoughts I give”
Tis not the love professed nor pledge that’s made In declaration or thru written word Tis not a line expressed which helps persuade Tho what one hopes to say, may be inferred What e’er appears as truth flows from the heart Connecting dreams replenished by held quill...
SPIRAL
Oh the silence that forms a rift Between those who have a certain gift The bitterness so hard to ease Between the friends that we displease Oh for just a simple word To counter acts that were absurd Break the spiral of discontent And stop the anger that we vent Life's...
The Sweetheart
In grief she came to stand alone to gaze upon the names in stone, the perished in the wars of man from Passchendaele to Afghanistan. Then lowering her gentle head she whispered to her heart and said "Jack wasn't vain or hard, just kind, a friend so quietly wonderful...
“La Bella Luna”
When once thou held the gaze of Bards gone by Such influence encouraged thoughtful prose Sweet words poured forth (twud light up evening sky) In overtures to love they did compose Whilst imperfections showed on cratered face Twas lyrical they waxed about such scars...
“Step Inside Love (and stay)”
From hat-check girl in cloakroom guise, twud rise To heights of fame beyond her wildest dreams From humble roots (tho came as no surprise) To all who chanced across her path, it seems From heady days in ‘Cavern Club’ didst soar To reach the very pinnacle of ‘Charts’...
The Hardest Step
We wanted to be soldiers, And so we joined that band Of brothers, British soldiers, our freedom to defend. They taught us to be steadfast, To march in perfect ranks, And how to face the enemy, with our rifles, guns and tanks. They trained our minds, how not to care,...
“It Matters Not”
A force betwixt exists (tho lies unseen) Where neither energy nor light exude Yet still remains unknown, (has always been) Twud seem an inescapable conclude Tis elemental how it was composed Non-baryonic form to fill the void? At least that’s what our boffins hath...
British Army Veteran
I am a british army veteran, Once I stood to take an oath, I signed a cheque of no amount For queen and country both I never fought in combat, But stood beside a few, Who did and some of which, You may have even knew. We trained to stand our ground, And fight unto the...
PLUTOcratic Oath
Walt Disney swears he was not GOOFYng off In giving Mickey Mouse a mongrel pet No words couldst spout and bark resembled cough Compared to talking hound ‘when paired duet’ Downgraded hath become (as twas namesake) A ‘Toon Town’ silent part; without refrain When...
Anger management
Nobody is born with an angry mind It’s something connected with Life Sometimes brought on by carelessness And sometimes trouble and strife As children we are taught the meaning of respect Treat others as you would wish they treat you With understanding and compassion...
Evil Wars
Should all our Prayers bring hope for peace for world wide conflicts all to cease An end to wars around the globe brought by one wearing a simple robe or Arab headdress simply worn or one who wore a crown of thorn Those who's prayers rise from minaret or steeple War...
An Gleann Mòr (The Great Glen)
O’er Lochs assailed each side by mighty Bens I’ve journeyed on through rift forged long ago Now ages past; hath form'd imposing Glens To map my course through centuries of floe In carving out such beauty to behold Both glacier and quake didst sculpt as one Where...
La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans
Whilst moulding of her form; which still impacts 'Degas' didst capture pose with palette knife An image cast in bronze from sculpted wax More treasured now; than ever was in life Young Mad’moiselle Marie – (‘tho de Belgique) Twas student of ballet in ‘Gay Paris’ Yet...
A Loner’s Odyssey
When brinkmanship at times appears surreal Collectively one Nation holds its breath How many times again to ‘fudge’ a deal Twixt neighbours who no more hath scope nor breadth What people need or want, no more relates As numbers now amass to call the tune Tis debt one...
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
The pen is mightier than the Sword It brings to all the written word Commandments, Letters, Creed or Deed Our guide in life how to proceed Our property or rights divest With Illuminated Scroll or Family Crest All that we could ever want, With Chinese Symbols or...
AWKWARD LOVE
I’m not often tempted To write about love Or walking together With stars up above How moonlight becomes you Or how honey drips From the beautiful bows Of your ruby-red lips I’m not un-romantic Not frigid or shy I still have my moments (Though most pass me by) I just...
2003 UB 313
The Americans claim to have discovered a new planet They have labelled it simply as 2003 UB 313 It might be a very exciting discovery But what effect will this have on you and me? 2003 UB 313 is just a lump of rock and ice Twice as far from the sun as the planet Pluto...
RESPECT
I often sit and ponder the mysteries of life I ask what the reason for so much unhappiness and strife After a few minutes thought the answer comes to me The answer is to be found in the decline of morality I think back to the days of my youth When life was based on...
Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur
Conferred by one who was ‘French Forces’ head On those of meritorious intent "It is with baubles such, that men are led" (Known utterance Napoleon didst vent) Twas ‘Little Corp’ral’ now ‘Môn General’ Who raised from common horde, ‘Chevalier’ No longer twere exempt,...
Memories
He awoke at three this morning With confusion in his head He'd been with a lifelong friend Who since yesterday was dead Well it wasn't actually yesterday More like three years ago But the way his grieving was You'd never really know He sat there for hours In silence...
Cows Eyes…..They looked Like.
His eyes bulged, He looked down at the pain. I pulled with all my being! Then lunged, and bayoneted him again. No word we spake. No utterance he cried. I stuck em once , I stuck em twice ..... And then he died .
AUTUMN REQUIEM
When the green of summer changes to an autumn glow, When the sun settles in the western skies, When the hours of sunlight get less and less each day, When the flowers of the field say their goodbyes, We can hear the music of the autumn requiem, Which reminds us that...
Fringe Benefits
Massaged, midst preparation and shampoo What bliss to feel warm water rinse away Such form of relaxation doth imbue By simple use of products to convey With hair twixt fingers, scissors will employ To trim and cut whilst keeping sides aligned As gentle hands ‘snip...
Keep Pace (with life)
As evening fades to night, I walk alone Betwixt the heaving throng that scurry by Perchance a glimpse of ‘self’ (tho time has flown) Where once had tread same path, whilst flying high To run with herd; yet straining at the leash By keeping up such pace twud leave...
No Meat Today” (PC has got its way)
Sommelier turn'd nose up at first choice A house ‘Shiraz’ to compliment one’s dish If left to him then we would have no voice Twud be no meat on menu, only fish “Try Riesling” he suggested “Or perhaps, a Chardonnay to wash down” (should be still) Tho sparkling would...
So Fair of Face
Her breath in senses caught, produced frisson Whilst dabbing of my brow with gentle touch Angelic was visage I gazed upon As I had oft (in dreams) recounted such With caring eyes protective of one’s soul No thought possessed couldst e’er in harm convey A smile so warm...
HUMAN NATURE
Upon ones thoughts both sides face war, For the pleasing mind a choice means chore, Burning flames of fear inside, One wants to fight, one wants to hide.. Incoming rounds of the emotional kind, Piercing through the gentle mind, Explosive flutters of fear within, The...
RECOVERY
The epic centre of emotion, Explodes from sober depths, Rushing to the surface, We know not what happens next. A surge of pressure far beyond, Which the complexity of mind, Could fathom in a hundred years, A tidal wave of fear we find From waters depths we found the...
Lost in Bruxelles (yet somehow won the day)
Twas Taffy’s aim to liberate ‘all France’ As troops press’d on thru Normandy, en masse In gaining ground twud push home their advance T’ward Belgium too, when orders came to pass One hundred miles to cover in one day ‘Unequalled speed for this or any war’ ‘Our Hero’...
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