“Ti..ll..y Go Home” (M25 Great Escape)

From East to West yon ‘Wagon Train’ rolls on Around ‘Das Capital’ – creating snag If heading North or South ‘all hope hath gone’ Should e’er confirm escape, my tail twud wag Each lane doth move along at said “snail’s pace” Acquaintance left or right may prove...

Trench Cuisine

My mess tin doth reflect a wearied face Whilst catching glimpse (as each shared ‘Bully Beef’) With ‘tatties’ and some veg’ all troops said Grace Ere straining to Maconochie’s ‘relief’ Tis now some months or more, since we ‘dug in’ Midst shelling and bombardment o’er...

Midnight Train (rolls on)

“All disembark for interchange, next stop!” Announcement made without a ‘by your leave’ Hath caught me unawares when ‘fit to drop’ As heavy rests my head upon my sleeve Awaken’d now from slumber, I look out Thru windows black as night and kiss’d by rain Unsure if I...

‘An Angel Tends Yon Meadow’

Much more than love enfolds your heart this night Tis “Blood from Blood” once nurtured in thy womb Such pain then borne adds strength one needs to fight When thread of life was weaved on steadfast loom Tho undeserving, none can know their fate As revelation forms...

Smooth Operator

Appointed hour ‘tis now so near at hand All thoughts suspend until (said) outcome’s clear ‘Adagio for strings’ doth play at heart’s command Precursor to held Prayer which stills my fear Midst troubled world and all that such entails I walk with friends immersed in...