The Words of War
Writings/Poems about War
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Cast off the Shroud (Flanders)
Another WW1 tribute
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Angels in the Trenches
A band of angels coming after me Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot
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Big Joe
We sat in the trenches. Well, ‘hunkered’ really; Trying to keep our arses Out of the water, mud and rats’ piss.
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Bring my heart with you to England 1914-18
Yet another 1914-18 memorial.
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Come dance with me...
They danced the dance of death so well, to compositions scribed in hell and when the music stopped, they fell, no more to take the floor. Perdition cheered, and Satan bowed,
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Palestine
He tumbled down the banks of rubble Looking up at the sky Where his bedroom had been
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Your Country Needs You
The Great (or not so great) War
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Scattered Seeds
Irreplaceable young seed, scattered by the winds of war.
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The Soldiers of 1914
Lest we forget
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WAR CRIMES
They hanged him as the sun clambered over the horizon.
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Three Monkeys (WW2)
Hear no evil....A different War (Just for a change;)
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Iraq
When history lays in future days beneath a dusty coat, I fear the judge - with wink and nudge - will sneer at what they wrote.
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The Great Trust (1914-1918 Sonnet)
For fear, they gave in vain...
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The Winds of Evil
The defeat of evil, requires constant alert. History must be taught - and the young must learn!
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The Bronze Soldier
WW1 again....
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Sleep Now
Yet another from the trenches of France...
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Whose War
Maybe 'Why' rather than 'Who'...
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The Winds of War
Take your pick; any war will do...sadly.
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Futility
Is it ever worth it?
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The Drums of War
I try hard, to equate the cost, Of what we’ve won, with what we’ve lost?
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The Great Christmas (1914)
For a moment on Christmas day, let us remember...
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Fallen Seeds
Will we ever cry 'No more!' ???
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My Dublin Fusilier
Records show death of 26518 Private John Barrett... Just another hero! Resubmitted, for His honour & memory - lest we forget.
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Mad Maggie
A mother's love never dies...
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