Poems
S N O W
Covered in snow is all we know! The truth is there somewhere, The trouble is, it’s snowed too many times! Layers of lies are guarding our eyes; The blanket descends to crush our spirit, To wrap our souls in different goals. All the folk that have ever lived, Lie...
XMAS
December days are here again, Slides in the playground covered with snow, Snowball fights, sucking icicles, Gathering logs for the Yuletide fire, Snowflakes falling from a heavy sky, Upstairs windows frosted inside and out, Snuggling down on Xmas Eve pretending to...
TIME FOR TEA
Two old friends in leather chairs reclined, One each side of the fire, legs spread wide, They spoke in turns, sometimes not answered. Friends for so long, they knew each other’s mind. First book end, “You awake, thought you were gone”? Second bookend, “Not yet just...
A Minor Called Morris
The problem started with a minor called Morris, Her sensuous body made me neglect Doris, As I polished and caressed every delicate part, Completely obsessed right from the start. The joy of a rally weekend with my mistress, Was brought to a halt by my wife’s distress....
GOODBYE FOR NOW
Goodbye, for now, forgive my tears They come from knowing you all these years My sadness is me missing you And thinking what you’ll be going through. Goodbye, for now, but not too long I promise that I will be strong I promise I’ll live my life and try to smile Though...
I’m an asset to you darling
I’m an asset to you Darling, my Dear, don’t you see Instead of any other, I’m afraid, you’re stuck with Me I must be an asset Darling, surely it must be Apart of course for my grey hair and my injured knee, There is another item, with out me being flip The matter of...
SID
Sidney’s struggle now is over, after all these past few years Of fancy pills and treatment and many hidden fears May he keep a good watch over us, as we go about our days? Perhaps we will have learnt from him and adopt his gentle ways We may not manage handsomely and...
The Fairy On The Christmas Tree
Oh woe is me said the fairy Inside her gilded box It's Christmas eve and everyone’s been To buy things from the shops I’m all alone on the dusty shelf Again this time of year And who can blame them Who would want A fairy with no cheer The shop went dark And all about...
Covenant
I made the required sacrifice For God and country Abraham did no less Crossed worlds Forged oceans Changed cultures For what? Returning I found barrenness Like Moses the Promised Land was denied me For I had sinned against man Broken a commandment Not the greatest But...
A Smile on Waking
Fear taps on my eyelids Asking me to open them To a world of darkness But I refuse “Go away” say I “Attack another Who having more Needs the bringing down” A tutting ensues My Guardian Angel Sitting in a sunlit corner Raises himself from the woodwork Begins to pace...
DEMONS
If you believe in one, may your God bless you all! Let him rid you of demons, in large size or small Demons real or imagined, in blue or in red Demons swirling, & turning, inside of your head Private world twisted in torment and fear Causing distraction, which can...
Ben and me.
Before the house is wide awake, On this frosty Noël morn. It’s up the hill for Ben and me, To greet the Christmas dawn. Frozen webs adorn the boughs, Of the trees in Jessop’s copse. With brightly shining silken threads, And silver frosted drops. He runs to me, with...
IN THE EYES OF A CHILD
‘ Horton ‘ is a village Just this side of ‘ Staines ‘ It never snows in Horton It’s always wet, and rains ‘ Santa ‘ always finds us Hidden as we are He tries to use his Reindeer But sometimes comes by car Santa’s always wandering A Traveller just like me I have one of...
APPLE PIE
David fretting and looking rather terse Trying to write such rubbish verse Sandra looking to the sky, strictly banning Apple Pie ARE YOU MAN OR MOUSE SO WEAK David gave a little squeak
I CAN CANOE, CAN YOU ?
There was a canoe from ‘ Seaton Carew ‘ Set sail across the sea Where it went, nobody knows What a mystery On it went, around and around Cross Oceans far and wide Turning up in ‘ Panama ‘ Sailing with the tide Did it go, or did it stay ? The plot it only thickens It’s...
GANGES GATES
New Shiny boots and Sailor suits Another bunch of raw recruits New Friend for life or a good mate We marched together through the gate. Our troubled minds began to roam As we had in our heads, fond thoughts of home These thoughts of loved ones, no one could rob Laying...
SUNDAY LUNCH AT WHITBY
Come to the Cross Butte’s restaurant near the Victoria farms! Ivan the deaf ex Gunner, he Heard the Victoria Arms, Then we were all quite puzzled and thought it rather queer The garden centre opposite didn’t have a drop of beer. If you want your lunch at Whitby just...
DAUGHTER’S CAT
You know the cat I mentioned, my daughter had one too Hers was a new waif and stray and wouldn’t use the loo It picked her out from other folk, when it was in dire need She took it in and rescued it and gave it a good feed The vet he checked it over, saw mites within...
A FATHER’S GIFT
If ever you decide to be A man who is renowned, In clouds don’t place your head to see, Keep your feet firm on the ground. Don’t let your money rule your head Or cause your roots to fray. Don’t treat your old friends as if dead, You may need their help one-day. Don’t...
THE CHANGING OF THE LIGHT BULB
My wife told me to change a light bulb, That was hanging in the air But it was dark, I could not see, I had to stand upon a chair. One leg of the chair was shorter, Than it should really be And when I stood upon it, It became very wobbly. “ Hurry up, ” my dear wife...
WE HAVE A CAT
We have a Cat she may be like yours She’s on top of the bed or asleep on the draws She runs about, all over the house She sits on my desk, she gets at my mouse She climbs upon the bath room sink She tells you when she wants a drink She’ runs away and hides from folk...
VENERABLE ELDER SISTER
Venerable elder sister, don’t you see You had me on, you lied to me. That’s out of sorts, and very rude You’re terminological in exactitude I asked your age, did you decline NO, you said, you were thirty nine I know the truth that you can’t hide Born in the year,...
A CHRISTMAS POEM IS CALLED FOR
A Christmas poem is called for, that was the latest cry Has it all been done before, I ask the reason why We’ve read it all and we’ve seen it all and heard it in the sky Of Santa and his reindeers, as they come flying bye Busy shops, Carol singers fill the air with...
IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE!
Twitchetty - tock, Twitchetty – tock When is it Christmas? When is time? When are we going to go? I’m Twitchett the fidget And I’m all flibbertigibbet To bound around in the snow Twitchetty – tock, Twitchetty – tock When is it Christmas? When is time? When are we...
INNOCENT GRIEF
I wanted to play But you’d gone away Mommy was crying Grandma was sighing ‘What will you do Now you are two? I held mommy’s hand Tried to understand Why she was sad And where was my dad? She patted my head Said ‘go back to bed’ Gave me a smile ‘I’ll be up in a while’...
Bindon Hill
Aurora crept from cold dark night. To wash the hill with dull first light, And there arrayed, in shattered ranks, Were rusting hulks of burnt-out tanks. A vixen fox guides home her brood. The badger ceased his search for food. Pale blue replaced the streaks of grey,...
FATHERHOOD
The third trimesters come and gone. The sleepless nights now follow on, The joy that ensues after pain. Don’t worry! You’ve got much to gain. Ten tiny fingers and ten toes, That cherub mouth, that button nose. Those big green eyes, just like his dad Who now thinks he...
SWEET SIXTEEN
Sweet sixteen and not been kissed? I confess that’s not quite true. About that age, I’d noticed boys and I’d kissed quite a few! But then I saw my sweetheart! Things would never be the same. My female hormones focused on playing the dating game! I chased him ‘till he...
MEN!
Do you recall the day we met? It feels like yesterday. Unhurriedly we strolled the paths That led us to today. What matter if, along that road I sometimes made you frown. What matter if, along life’s path You sometimes let me down. We’d compromise, we’d talk it...
ECLIPSE
A hunter’s moon strung heavens high Lights up the starry evening sky. Now while the earth in waiting sleeps’ How silently her shadow creeps Across the silvery lunar glow, And hides it in her dark shadow. Then just as quietly slips away. And moonbeams now come back to...
The Christmas Stag
It’s Christmas Eve and I’m on guard I’ve got the graveyard stag. I’m prowling ‘round the QM’s store, Best place to have a fag. The pads are all tucked up at home. What am I doing here? One consolation that I’ve got, I’m joining them next year. And now I’m near the...
THE OTHER SIDE OF CHRISTMAS
The pavements glistened wet and cold The doorway dank and smelly No ‘Christmas’ cheer for this Man Can’t even watch the Telly Just another day like yesterday Shivering from the cold Frost sores on his cracked lips A ‘ Tramp ‘ so he’s been told Not for him the ‘ Office...
ENJOY LIFE BECAUSE YOU HAVE IT
Enjoy life, because you have it An old soldier, once to me said Not knowing what his thoughts were Nor the turmoil going on in his head? Thinking of Pals, by some forgotten In far distant field, now long dead The look in his eyes was so rotten That I remember the...
EFFORT IS REWARDED
Effort is always rewarded Not in the way we think Getting it wrong quite drastically Can cause an awful stink Some times it’s by the way of praise With Wage increase or other ways Some times laughter, some times groans Or with kind words, on telephones A silent...
FORCES POETRY
Forces poetry, from within To make you cry or make you grin A smashing site to read and post With very warm welcome from every host Avatars there to bring memories back Quickly put in place, all Thank to Mac A Poem at first so hard may seem Don’t ever stop, carry on...
PIT PONIES AND FIREFLYS
I crept out of bed quietly ,when the house was asleep, Then out the back door, and up into my tree , This was the way to watch the fireflies display. I settled down to creep into the lives of those not sleeping. The screech of a vixen, like a maiden in terror. Such a...
Elizabeth Mary Victoria Raynes
Elizabeth Mary Victoria Raynes, Lived near Old Windsor, a bit west of Staines. She was elegant, graceful, and always polite, And kept her house spotless, though money was tight. She worked in a teashop near Runnymede Isle, Serving poppy-seed cakes and sweet camomile....
GRENADIER
I saw your programme on the TV Your fight to keep the Afghan free Your intended tasks rebuild the Town Not deadly fire with men pinned down Nor tracer fire and bullets whine Adrenalin rush up and down the spine No Palace guard as in the rhyme Just desert sand of...
GUIDE DOG
Beverly’s loss was the Guide Dogs Gain It Hides my tears and soothes my pain This year has gone by it seemed to whiz I’ve been helped so much by my old friend Liz Walking along with her Guide Dog Chris His bright shining coat is hard to miss With All my friends to...
MILITARY COVENANT
It just the same when our governments fail Whether in Iraq or Pashendale Lack of equipment or armoured jeep A review of support, Words are cheap Inquest held within our shores Don’t make a fuss, it’s behind closed doors A short inquest, let time pass Kick the...
TRYARDER BAY
Sandra’s steak was chewy The waiter said “what’s that” Sandra said “it’s terrible I wouldn’t feed it to my cat” The manager came over and Gave Sandra a big wink He said “sorry about that madam Please have a nice free drink.” Then we had the Quiz night, The answers...
NATIONAL MEMORIAL
A strategic gap between the walls For those who answered “Duty Calls” A shaft of light breaks through to say Tis the “Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day” Comrades Young and Comrades Old Comrades shy and Comrades Bold From Wars long gone or Modern times Loved ones lost...
TREADDUR BAY
Mary & Ivor came to visit we were having quite a Lark Sandra flicked the light switch and plunged us in the Dark. There’s a fuse box in the sky some where I’ve seen it way up high. I’m sure, I'm sure I've seen it, Was Sandra’s mournful cry!! Sorry Dave it’s come to me...
ABSENT FRIENDS
Memories of Faces and places, near and Far We remember those who have Crossed the Bar Plaques with names, on bench, Book or tree Can help them live on, in fond memory We lift our glass and make a toast To remember friends we love the most. Absent friends.
CRAFT FAIR
Glad the move went well to Evesham Road But sad you’re standing in the cold Of course your Mother knew the best To keep you warm and wear a vest A craft stall at Ledbury, could be evil Surrounded by things, so medieval You do this of course for your great love Neil So...
GANGES SPIRIT
Another Ganges Captain gone, Deep In our hearts they all live on The Ganges spirit that brought us near As the years pass bye, we can hold it dear It’s rather special don’t you see It was inside them, and it’s inside me Pause for thought, a minute or two You may even...
RUM MAIDEN
A Rum Maiden in a raffle he gave a great big sigh It is a must to try and win, to help an old GI. He tried to buy a ticket but the seller wanted a snooze See me in the morning ill have slept of all this booze He left his eggs and bacon a fiver in his hand The seller...
SHE IS WITH YOU
She is with you on your waking; she is with you all the time She is with you, you who loved her and wants you to be fine She is with you every moment and knows that you are sad She is with you, hears your tears fall, which makes you feel so bad She is with you in your...
POEM ON THE WALL
Sheffield City, well known to us all Now it is famous, for a poem the wall This City of steel now sounds quite perverse New glamour is brought, by this skyline of verse Will simple folk like me, with time? Wonder why the poem don’t rhyme Leaving school, with simple...
MUSTERED
From Whitby near and Oz so far Were mustered here at Scarborough SPA With greying hair and aching hips To talk with friends to us ‘’OLD SHIPS’’ Gathered here to shoot the breeze Helps us to forget our aching knees No more jumping or shouts of Joy But still proud to be...
TO THE GARDEN
To The Garden, near the “Jackoozy” No Skinny dips in sight, Just Grippos eating chinky in the quite of the night. To the Garden with the Robin who looks so overfed, It’s a shame about the Goldfish we think he may be dead. To the Garden with the jam-pot with the water...
WHERE HAVE ALL THE RABBITS GONE ?
Where have all the rabbits gone? Did I hear you say? Where have all the rabbits gone? Have they gone away? Have they gone to Scunthorpe or have they gone to Bole, Or have they been on Night shift and are sleeping down their hole? Have they gone holiday, sleeping in...
GORDON
Gordon’s struggle now is over, after all these past few years Of fancy pills and treatment and many hidden fears May he keep a good watch over us as we go about our days. Perhaps we will have learnt from him and adopt his gentle ways We may not manage handsomely and...
DO I NEED A POEM FOR BIRDWELL ?
Do we need a poem for Birdwell? For my ex Navy Chum. If he had one just like blackie would it stop him feeling glum? Do we need a poem for Birdwell to hang with the shiny Bell? Or would a certain person tell us all to go to Hell. Do we need a poem for Birdwell the...
FLU JABS
Flu Jab time is nigh on here So please drop in, as if for Beer Drop in centre to avoid a queue Have a jab and beat the flue Catch a bus, a cab or walk Come to the surgery for your yearly talk No teas or coffee or Xmas fare Just hard working staff who really care...
LAND ARMY STONE
NO Land Army Stone, Are you the person that I tell? I’m just visiting here, but I write some words quite well I’m a simple ex sailor no better, and no worse I‘ll try to pose your question, by means of this short verse You say you want a Statue, of a Tractor? or a...
ROO
See the big red Roo or Eastern Grey That comes to visit you each Day Advertise this, Have parties to stay, Best of all just let them pay Tea and sticky buns out on your lawn, You could forget the day your born Just the job when you retire, To this end you could aspire...
SAT NAV
You listen to this magic box, its seems to calm your fears You’ve listened to it more today than you’ve done to me for years The technology is so baffling, in these gadgets and in games But that doesn’t give you reason to give your sat nav names Gloria on the Telly a...
I REMEMBER THE TIME:
The time I met you Darling in Roberts Coffee Bar Was the time I met you dearest and loved you from afar? The time that you cleaned the window in the Home & Colonial store Was the time I waited across the road so I could see you more? The time at Lucy marshals’ upset...
HE IS WITH US
He is with us, just to guide us, he is with us in our thoughts, and he is with us just behind us, back from all those foreign ports. He is with us, in the garden, he is with us in the bed, He is with just beside us, or do I mean the shed. He is with us, on our...
HALLOWEEN
Trick or treat, or come on in Gary Hiding , in Wheelie Bin Shouting out like man quite wild Scaring witless little child Parents waiting down the street Rewarding Gary with a sweet Mother Laughing behind front door Nearly wetting knickers ,on the floor David Watching...
GUNNERS DINNER
An Old Gunners dinner a solemn affair Their hair now quite grey, instead of quite fair No parting in hairstyle, their shiny head Bald We remember the time, on the parade ground they called Over such a large distance, almost to far to see The clear cry came over REPORT...
SAYING GOODBYE TO DADDY
Standing Looking down on the valley, Searching for our home, The rain drizzling and pattering my face, I huddle to my father, And he wraps his arm around me. We stand in silence, Watching smoke drifting from cottage chimneys. I feel my father's arm tighten, And his...
BRIEFCASE
Have you seen my briefcase, Bright & Shiny, New! If you come to ‘A’ shift you can have one too. I’m being groomed for stardom Right up to the Top Then I'll pull the Frippit at the Cleethorpes Hop. At the Disco Music I will squirm and dance telling all the tottie I’m a...
No Inspiration
I’m feeling blue, bogged down, bemired. My eyes are sore, my brain is tired Did those old scribes that I’ve admired Feel as I do, just, uninspired? Searching for some inspiration, I pass the local fire station. Of course! A caution to the nation. “Do not report false...
HEAVENS JOURNEY
Drifting up and far away Upon a soft caressing hand, Or is it I, in gentle sway, That lifts me from this land. I look below, I see myself Gazing out but not within There, gathered around my earthly wealth, Are my friends and all my kin! Adrift I flout, up high above,...
MY FRIEND TIM
The advert said, “Twenty five pounds to good home”, We went to see- my wife adored you- we quickly bought you. The good home not mentioned, the money was. You followed us to the car, eagerly jumped in. Your eyes said it all, filled with love and trust, As you offered...
RABBIT SPEAKS
I care not for some of the human race, They have a cruel deceitful face, Their ethics are a true disgrace. I care not for some of the human race. I care not for parts of the human mind, It has a cruel, vicious streak I find. Which leaves a trail of death behind. I...
A PRECIOUS GIFT
New life, little heart Big love, to impart Tiny fingers, tiny toes Rosy cheeks, button nose A newborns cry A whispered sigh, Of contentment A joy to behold More precious than gold Rewarding, fulfilling Many hands all-willing To hold to cuddle All in a huddle, Of...
The Poetry Reading
I went to a reading last Saturday week, Of poetry, prose and of verse. For the lass that I love is a poetry fan. Some things, I suppose, could be worse. The poet in charge was an odd-looking cove. With blue-tinted specs on his nose, And a pink chiffon scarf tied tight...
WE SHALL BE STRONG
Slowly the train chugged away Slowly moving day by day I dare not cry I know someone out there will die I had my Teddy in my arm We’re going to stay on a farm “ Good-bye Mum “ I say quietly Are we really going to be ’ Evacuees ‘ ? After six years we return home For a...
ABSOLUTION
My fingers are torn and bleeding My skin has shrunk to my bones I have no strength, such is my hunger Starvation is cruel and unyielding And the cold, always the cold Their is no heat here in Ho8 ‘The tunnels below the earth’. I swing my pick axe, and a Small piece of...
Hey, I feel pain too!
Why do you assault me? I have been here for millions of years Solid, whole and unyielding. I shake with my anger at your invasion And cover your bodies in my sandstone dust. You have joined me now, Here for ever.
BLOOD RED OF MAN
I am a poppy of man Blood red in tone, A petal of Flanders Oh! How I've grown, *** From Blood of man I raised my head, A remembrance of heroes Each one dead. *** I am a memory of a Soldier Who went through hell, I grow in the fields Where once man fell. *** Remember...
THE INNOCENT EGG BEATER
I’ve been called ‘ An egg beater ‘ A crime of which I’m free They want to lock me in the drawer And ‘ Throw away the key ‘ I’ve a friend who’ll vouch for me His name is ‘ Bertie Bowl ‘ Eggs meet him, shells unbroken I swear, they go in whole Humans cause the damage...
The Few
What was the weather like? On that September day Young men soaring above The sky like Apollo Their personal gift of light Saviours from evil darkness Silently encroaching Trying to clutch our souls Alone except for our hopes Our prayers went with them What were their...
They’re Coming Home from Lashkar Gah
They’re coming home from Lashkar Gah, From Helmund’s plain and Kandahar. Those silent ranks of boys made men, Their names struck out with blackened pen I did not grudge our troops goodwill. I prayed them well and free from ill. But now they come from battles far, By...
IN MEMORY
He shouldered arms and went to war just like so many men before. He did not question right from wrong but prayed this war would not last long. He left his wife and family. He fought to help keep others free. From Iraq to Afghanistan he served with pride, this quiet...
Charioteers of St Nazaire
When Jack was a lad of about three foot four, He lived in a house at the edge of the moor. The soldiers would pass by his rose-covered door, And Granddad’s eyes twinkled at memories of yore. “They sowjers baint sowjers as usually seen. ‘Cause all on ‘ems wearing their...
MY DAD AT SEA
Midnight sky turns to blue, I hate the days I’m away from you, Days go by, That I can’t stop the urge to cry, I hate the days I’m away from you, The days are long, While you’re away everything goes wrong, I hate the days I’m away from you, The longer you’re away the...
IN THE TRENCH
I sit cold, damp and wet Tasting the smell of the crackling guns. I am waiting for the signal To hop over the trench I am scared and nervous. I can hear the signal I am terrified and thinking of home. My children’s lovely hugs The smell of warm fresh bread A frothy...
For Dad
You gave me life You nurtured me You taught me right from wrong You instilled in me a love of life And taught me to be strong; To face whatever life threw at me Head on, don’t run away. But you’ve gone now from this life And I miss you every day I am so proud to be...
TED’S SPOTS
The day his wife found Ted in bed with spots upon his skin she promptly called the ambulance. They quickly took him in. Upon a trolley he was put and covered with a sheet. They placed a name band on his wrist and bed socks on his feet. The waiting room was oh so full,...
THE CLINICAL THERMOMETER
I have my ‘ ups and downs ‘ As all thermometers do The rise and fall of Mercury Through ‘ highs and lows ‘ like you I feel my pressure rising I’m at the ‘ end of my tether ‘ I don’t feel quite so good tonight In fact I’m ‘under the weather ‘ I’m kept inside a...
THEN and NOW
THEN Knitting balaclavas and socks for War Purling ladder stitching for warming him Knitting needles clack Sirens sound Knit one, purl one To help the one you love NOW Mailing Afghanistan his food for tour Email campaigning for full body armour Computer mouse clicks...
CPL Si MILLER
An amazing man with an amazing smile Who has left this land for just a short while You roamed the desert in heat and dust To do the job you know was a must Our lives are empty now you’re not around You were our meaning our feet on the ground Dark days upon us is all...
I REMEMBER
I’ve watched my Father filled with pride march with his comrades side by side up to the Cenotaph to lay his poppies on Remembrance day. It fills me with so much regret to think that fighting goes on yet. I’ve stood beneath the Menin Gate and listened to the Last Post...
LETTERS YELLOWED WITH AGE
I found them tucked away behind the bureau in the den. I knew what they would say. They spoke the words of way back when. Letters, yellowed with age Each enclosed in faded cover, with love on every page, from my father to my mother. He told her of his life, of serving...
A LETTER HOME
I'm writing this letter, I want you to know I'm thinking about you wherever I go. I travel the wide world to lands far away. I long to be with you, I wish I could stay. I fight to bring freedom, to help the oppressed. I vowed to my Country that I'd do my best. One day...
BFBS
I listen to my radio I listen every day I hear BFBS on it And here’s what I do say BFBS is what it’s called With cracking tunes and more Their chats and news on everything On air and sea and shore They have some cracking shows on there With things for everyone Whether...
A DAY TO REMEMBER
As the poppy petals fall It is then I recall A winters November eve Cosy and warm, with my mom In front of the tele Watching the Remembrance service From the grand Albert Hall It was important, she said To remember. I didn’t understand then Just knew my heart felt...
WE’LL MEET AGAIN
I remember getting hit by it The blast it knocked me over I think I landed on me arse Just by the burning rover I remember mates all rushing To help me sort things out I said “you stupid bastards I’m alright” I shout “I’m fine” I said “get off you lot” But they fussed...
WE WILL REMEMBER
They went sailing, they went sailing, Far across the raging sea, There to set their people free, They went flying, they went flying, Through the dark and dangerous skies, In answer to their peoples cries. They went marching, they went marching, Through boggy marsh,...
BELIEVE
I stepped outside the sky was all torn this sad old town just waiting to fall It’s not the way we planned it to be Like plastic soldiers left out on the wall shoulder to shoulder and waiting to fall We flew the flag of red black and blue and built a tank from paper...
SLEEP NOW GENTLE SOLDIER
Sleep now gentle soldier. Your worldly cares release. You have fought with valour… Now sleep the sleep of peace. No more earthly sorrows… Now that you are free. Sleep now gentle soldier… Immortal you will be. Sleep now gentle soldier. Take your well earned rest. Meet...
OUR SOLDIERS
You wear the kevlar helmet when going on patrol, Code signs on the flap sheet when warriors start to roll, R.P.G.s incoming - expecting all the time, Contact with Insurgents or deadly roadside mine. You Tommies toil in searing heat and dust forever there, Living out...
EMPATHY
The pictures on the telly, flicker and show The disgusting scenes of another war. People lying dead, houses on fire, Weeping children, Old ladies praying. The reporter trying to find words to describe The horror he sees, and has seen before. The elderly man watching...
MIND WALKING
To walk the woods, and hills of yesteryear, See again the wonders of nature’s treasures. Ignore the ageing heart beat fears. Walk the paths of ancient forefathers, Along the hills of purple heather. Rest beneath the Rowan’s shade, Watch the Red Kite swoop and fade....
I WALKED THE LONELY STREETS
I walked the lonely streets searching for love, when I found you,the skies opened from up above. You're my lover , my soulmate, my partner ,my saviour. When you're away I feel withdrawn and sad,when you're close I feel your heavenly touch and I know at that moment...
COMING HOME
OUT OF BRIZE ON A PLANE I FLY TO SUNNIER CLIMES FOR 4 MONTHS SO I KNEW THE TRAINING THE LECTURES DID NOT PREPARE FOR THE HEAT AND THE SUN I DID NOT CARE THE GUNS THE NOISE AND THE BOYS NOT ALL FLEW HOME WITH ME THAT DAY AWAY FROM HELL I PRAYED AND PRAYED NOW BACK AT...
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