War

Here we in beds of steel lay
all our dreams have been taken away

Questioning what we will...

Fields of red, of poppy leaf
The fields where so many brave came to grief
Brave men indeed...

THE BUTTON TIM WILLIAMS NOVEMBER 2014

SUNLIGHT FLASHES , CAUGHT AND REFLECTED
OFF A BRASS...

On a lazy fading summer.
Upon the sleeping flowing streams.
Hear the beating of the drummer...

Is that you inside, the casket my friend, you hid all your feelings until the very end. We’ll never...

Out on the battlefield and not alone
hear the thunderous bangs and terrible moans
The enemy...

Walls and fences are full of suspicions.........their very names
make it so
Fenced in,...

A women screams

Whilst bombs blast

Human nature strikes again

This merely...

No more, the dance to the beat of the drums

Faith has led us to the beastly heat of tribal ritual...

He was a child of the universe

Born into a hostile country

No mother or father to care...

Shadows fade within the crisp
Morning sun

The nightmare has just begun
So many...

Hold the keep!
Until the arrival of the cavalry.
We await the trumpeting sounds,
Of...

It is hard to reach understanding
The terms of reference can be misleading
Truth is for ever...

I pray for silence
peace upon the earth
But not like this
Not the Erie silence
...

There is no lullaby in war
"Who shall rock the baby to sleep"
What peaceful song
shall...

What is freedom
If blood is spilling

What legacy
Are we fulfilling

What is...

Only the names change
but history plays
on perpetual loop

Playing out
before...