by Alan Parry-Booth | Apr 6, 2014 | Poetry
Robert Bye was born in Pontypridd A boy of valleys fibre He spent his youth in Woodfield Street In nearby Penrhiwceiber He went to school in Aberdare An education sound And at the tender age of fourteen years Young Rob went underground. In Dyffrin Deep Colliery He...
by Jacqueline Wilden | Mar 21, 2014 | Poetry
Battalions of brave soldiers died on Flanders battlefields But the true cost of their giving had not fully been revealed Going bravely into battle for our freedom, gave their life Just to fuel another’s ego, how they paid a hefty price They’re the stolen...
by Richard Gildea | Mar 20, 2014 | Poetry
In truth no tears have I still left to weep Didst fall as comrades dreams, where e’er they lie Now darkness reigns to haunt and sometimes creep As tortured mind replays o’er times passed by Recounting names and ghostly forms; their due Lest we forget the sacrifices...
by Sland | Feb 27, 2014 | Poetry
It was grey and overcast as we arrived. We passed through the gate and gazed sombrely at the scene. To our left were nine alone, standing apart, smartly erect, evenly spaced, Looking out over the hundreds of round-topped headstones before them, Their badges telling of...
by Jan Hedger | Feb 20, 2014 | Poetry
Sid slumped at his feet bubble of spittle, blood washed grew from loose-jawed mouth With stub of pencil he crossed the black book of names one more page, death full Random shots rang out across the barbed wire line, death or self-death, unmarked His mind slipped to a...
