by Alison Beverley | Sep 23, 2014 | Poetry
I sit alone in my own world For I know for me that the clock is ticking Its endless movement through time Till I shall be no more. My crime you ask? I failed my task I ran instead of fighting. They called me a coward They stripped me of my rank. They could do no more...
by Jan Hedger | Sep 7, 2014 | Poetry
Entrenched am I in the pain of him of missing him of the fear in him Entrenched am I in the heart of him of anger in him of the change in him Entrenched am I in the depth of him of caring in him of the soul in him Entrenched am I in the unity of him of duty in him of...
by Carol Holmans | Aug 3, 2014 | 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...
by Alison Beverley | Jun 30, 2014 | Poetry
On Flanders Field The Graveyards grew. The Larks sang and flew Where gunfire was all they knew Row upon row Rank upon rank, The crosses, the headstones march Across the land that almost sank Beneath a sea of death. People visit an awe and wonder The vision of white a...
by Emad Qweitin | Jun 4, 2014 | Poetry
Under the rain of fire, they stand their ground, for they are the bravest of the brave. Sworn to help and assist against all odds, and the path of freedom they pave. On different shores, far and distant, they stand ready to assist and defend. In conflicts and battles,...
