War

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Thomas Brown G M

(a hero of his country)

Thomas Brown G M

Thomas Brown died in his teens
A hero of his country
He never learned to fire a gun
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THE BATTLE CRIES

THE BATTLE CRIES

I'm frightened, I'm shaking and covering my ears,
The noise is so deafening, I'm almost in tears....

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The Past

The War

Bullets would fly,
Hit or miss,
Too many hits,
Shells would blow,
Life or Death...

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My Expense

The political class

My Expense

Pin a medal to my chest,
Close the lid & lay me to rest,
I know not where, I took my...

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SAILOR BOY AT WAR

Never to return to this shore would he be
Never would he again see the likes of me
Another...

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The Greatest Fear

The Greatest Fear

Pain and tears like falling rain,
flood your cheeks then fall away.
Shadows drift like clouds...

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Distant Drums ...a young...

the ghost that linger

Distant Drums ...a young soldiers story.

All Thats Left Of Me
a soldiers story

Sitting in the barroom of destruction
A pungent...

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open-mouth country

an elegy to those who die before the law

open-mouth country

"with the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be satisfied…"

through his unskinned belly as...

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REMEMBERING A PRETTY LADY

She was without doubt so pretty for sure
Something I remembered when I went to war
Her...

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Can't Unload a Smoking...

An ode to wartime media & ruthless leaders

Can't Unload a Smoking Gun

The TV holds my empty stare,
I'll start a revolution from my chair,
The newsman's voice...

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When The Eagle Glares

Guardian of the Sky

When The Eagle Glares

​​​​​​ My vision for the unseen, dream sequences foretold
Sights to briefly behold
........

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CARRYING A GUN

Somebody's father, husband, lover or son
Thought it would be cool to carry a gun
To kill a...

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Mother

Mother

Run away, son, from the war
and save yourself
for friends are killing friends
your...

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ROSIE WILD (CAPTAIN)

It just takes one person to set the standards high
Others can now do it if they persevere and try...

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THE SOLDIERS VALENTINES...

THE SOLDIERS VALENTINES TELEGRAM

WEDNESDAY FEB 14 1917

MY DEAR MARGARET
TODAY IS VALENTINES
DAY I AM SENDING
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A war leaves scars

A war leaves scars

You fought a battle.
It left scars on your skin,
showing people where you’ve been,
...