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Soldiering

Poetry

NO MAN’S LAND

Swans nest where Willows rest As soldiers lay their batons down Weary from the noise and smoke Collapse in heaps upon the ground Sorrow etched on faces black Hell has landed in their brains Peace is lost for soldier Jack He will never be the same Seeing sights, no man…
Sally Lakin
4th October 2017
Poetry

Complicated Me

I write in blood and bleed in ink, my thoughts I feel and my feelings I think. I paint in tears and cry in colors, I lock up angels and release my monsters. I sing with silence and say nothing in screams, yet I dream my ending and end my…
Adam C Mitchell
21st June 2017
Poetry

The Paratrooper

A Soldier I always wanted to be It was my main aim in life To serve my Queen and country In areas where troubles are rife The training was hard but I saw it through For I knew when all was said and done I’d be capable in any situation…
Dennis Shrubshall
7th October 2016
Poetry

THE SOLDIER

FOREWARD ,ONWARD TO MEEET THE FOE EVER BACKWARD WE LONG TO GO GLINTS OF STEEL FLASH IN THE SUN AND NOW THE COWARDS TURN TO RUN ONLY THE BRAVE STAY ON TO FIGHT THR'O THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT THEN DAY WILL COME AND WE SHALL SEE JUST HOW MANY…
Sheila Standen
2nd December 2015
Poetry

ZULU

Why us, Why us, the soldier asked As onward the ammunition he passed Because we're here, because we're here Now do up that button and show no fear Defend you now that red white and blue For that's all Victoria asked of you Behind your meally bags and carts Wipe…
Dave Butler
16th October 2015
Poetry

I WAS ONCE A SOLDIER

You’d never guess to see me now That I was once a soldier Not stooped and walking with a cane They came when I grew older You’d never guess that these frail hands Were capable of killing Did things that I did not expect To earn the Monarch’s shilling You’d…
Don Holmes
10th October 2015
Poetry

“Once A Soldier”

Our former selves appear mere shadows now As “Light of Life” diminishes thru time “To right all wrongs” we all didst once avow Then circumstances caused to realign By actively engaging with said foe Twas thought that we may put an end to war By showing them another way to…
Richard Gildea
10th October 2015
Poetry

Soldier

I feel the pistol grip in my hand Familiar and smooth Touch my finger on the safety For the hundredth time Check the magazine is secure The change lever correct My position is firm I am ready To live or die I am a soldier
Jon Lawton
27th August 2015
Poetry

THE FORGOTTEN ARMY

So they signed a bloody armistice In nineteen-forty-five And the soldiers all came home again Those which were still alive. Our army was in tatters Reduced to very few And the P.M. called the cabinet To see what they should do. Discussions seemed quite endless And then somebody thought What…
Alan Parry-Booth
5th May 2015
Poetry

I WANT TO BE A SOLDIER

I want to be a soldier Be brave stand tall and still I want to fight my corner And defend my own free will My friend would be a stranger Standing by my side And in those times of danger Be with me for the ride My dad would be…
Ross de Freitas
25th October 2014