by Coralie Holmans | Nov 5, 2015 | Poetry
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...
by Richard Gildea | Oct 19, 2015 | Poetry
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...
by Dave Butler | Jan 4, 2015 | Poetry
All the peace had turned to madness Christmas day was done and gone There’d be no more football matches On the land they called the Somme Men shared life with rats Made tea both black and strong For It was a long hard cold winter In that place they called the...
by Katie Laver | Nov 12, 2014 | Poetry
I wear this poppy on my chest To remember those who lay to rest Coloured red like the blood; tragically spilled Of thousands of men; mercilessly killed But for their country was how they died And today I wear this flower with pride The leaf angled to the eleventh hour...
by Max Newey | Nov 7, 2014 | Poetry
BOOM! Another deafening explosion of a bomb! How long will this ear piercing noise in my ears go on? Constant gun fire rings all around Bodies lying motionless like dead fish on the ground Rats…rats…rats..and rats as big as bloomin’ cats! Scuttling...
