by Richard Gildea | Nov 3, 2014 | Poetry
Tho odds diminish with our mounting dead Small comfort’s gleaned from numbers game at hand Here shakes the ground nearby my pounding head Remiss the thoughts I hold; canst understand? Whilst whistled ‘trr..iiii..ing’ from rounds won’t let me be Each Prayer is for the...
by Cath Turner | Oct 27, 2014 | Poetry
The dawn is gently breaking The air serene and still No man’s land a grassy field Just beyond the hill The battery, a homestead With windows welcoming, The tangled wire a 5 bar gate Where bluebirds sweetly sing, Each muddy track a furrow Furnished by the plough,...
by Gloria Armstrong | Sep 28, 2014 | Poetry
A hundred years have come past
We never thought that it would last
The bullets coming thick and fast
To take the lives of many There’s 18,000 died that day
That first day as the bodies lay
There’s nothing anyone can say...
by Judy Clegg | Sep 25, 2014 | Poetry
Standing by the open door They watched their sons go off to war Looks of anguish from each mother Hiding pain from one another ‘Home for Christmas’ hear them shout Full of hope so little doubt Did not know what lay ahead Unknown thoughts of fear and dread Marching...
by Zoe Maris | Sep 25, 2014 | Poetry
Men have signed up to take part But families don’t want to be split apart The war is soon going to start And families and friends will be in soldier’s minds And hearts Men, now soldiers soon to depart Leaving family for war is no walk in the park On their way to...
