Flanders Red
...This was once a sea of mud
Where thousands bled!
Before it reverted to!
A field of Flanders Poppy Red.
Do lines of ghostly squaddies!
Plough through ethereal mire!
In an endless quest to! ...
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Categories:
battle of the somme, anger, history, in memoriam,
Form: Rhyme
On the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme - the Flowers of the Forest
...Waving poppies, ruffled by the summer breeze, look up
At the deep sky and warm sun, pillows of clouds gentle
Contrast to the green below and the scattered red faces
With soul black eyes. Childr...
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Categories:
battle of the somme, death, memorial day, memory,
Form: Verse
The Gardener
...Wet skies
Grey dawn
Blankets the coast.
Black rocks
Sea foam
Triggers the most
Atlantic applause,
An encore to those
Just hearty enough
To make a life on The Rock.
And to answer the cal...
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Categories:
battle of the somme, death, garden, memorial day,
Form: Free verse
River Orwell and a Poppy Field
...>River Orwell and a Poppy field
By Stanley Russell Harris
(The mad Author)
I went out with the wife today.
We walked by the River Orwell I say.
Tide was out, but breeze was swell.
Ensured the...
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Categories:
battle of the somme, conflict, death, dedication, freedom,
Form: I do not know?
Power of Your Kiss
...THE KISS
While words are lost in the silence of our emotions,
One it seems also oblivious of worldly dilemmas,
The power of your affections in this your wondrous kiss.
BATTLE OF THE SOMME
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Categories:
battle of the somme, love,
Form: Sijo
Ain'T It Grand
...June 01/1916
So it’s off to war!
By they were glad
Singing and whistling a tune every lad
With a swing of their arms
and a smile on their lips
And a shine in their eyes
For the gals in white sli...
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Categories:
battle of the somme, warme, night, time, me,
Form: Verse
The Following of the Pipes
...On this cold winter night
A horror unfurls
As they leave their trenches
Under the Bagpipes skirl
It's Christmas Eve
In World War One
Over the top they leave
The killing has begun
Knee dee...
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Categories:
battle of the somme, angst, anniversary, death, history,
Form: Rhyme