A century since the insanity of WW1: where the Brits kept evil at bay. I intend to publish in some guise my uncles letters and poetry sent from the western front before he fell under German attack. 13-10-1915.
Our gratitude is
Humanities cast out
Yesterday’s news
Forgotten heroes
Rat infested trenches
Farmyard fences
Intrepid fields
Unfriendly skies
Blast of death
In autumnal soft glare
Whizzing through decaying
Blood-stained air
Kill their neighbour.
We kill time.
Lie for cover
We lie under a cover
Shoot the enemy down with ease
We shoot the breeze
The ultimate price paid
No payment required
Agony, blown away
Officer’s letter:
He did his country proud
No smoke screen cover
His body we could not recover
After the attack please do
Come visit his plaque.
Powerful, Andy. Truly gut-wrenching. I believe that your forays into bringing us the life and death of your uncle will probably produce your very best work. So visual and presenting the contrasting and contrapuntal states of being in a voice devoid of emotion (almost) makes it all the more piercing. Timely and yet timeless. xx
strange how i was just looking some poems of over a distant relative who fought in WW1 ... he was German and a doctor ... i believe he was lieutenant colonel ... very well written, Andy ...
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Pray some day there be no more war
Peace be with you
William
Merry Christmas
Ron
Regis
Expendables!
Keep writing Andy
xx Ch'erie
budd