For Those Shot For Cowardice

Their voices echo down the years, demanding justice: “It’s the noise, echoing, rebounding in the muddy trenches, The shells continuous, shrieking, exploding in front and rear.” “I just wandered off, not knowing who, or what I was” “I’m not afraid to die, it’s living in this hell, that causes the problem – I start to […]

Foot And Mouth Disease

The Rowan Tree, red berried, weeping, Leans toward the wind listening?. Heading the valley, waking — sleeping. The Farmer stands looking across his land, Seeing nothing, yet seeing all first hand, Remembering the waiting for the killer band. First the dreaded signs, then the Veterinary call, Tests, three days waiting for the results to fall. […]

Fly On The Window

The fly on the window Buzzed, bumped and crawled Is it on the outside Trying to get in? Is it on the inside Trying to get out? I picked up my hammer, Gave it a thump. It buzzed in through the hole, Now I know,it was outside, I could have sworn it was inside.

First Kiss By The River

The river in shallows, murmured and chattered. In deep pools, sighing, swishing and swirling. The sun blazing down on great patches of gold, The Gorse bushes popping, their seed pods exploding; While the Broom gently swayed, wafting its perfume On the delicate touch of the breeze from the river. Nature itself could not have been […]

Final Redundancy

Politicians hands outstretched, smiling Cheshire cat Grins, Unctionally. Spin Doctors gyrate their well rehearsed spins. Superiatively. Both now grinning wider, and spinning faster. Supersonically. Then merging together, before disappearing. Orifice-ally.

Empathy

The pictures on the telly, flicker and show The discusting scenes of another war. People laying dead, houses on fire, Weeping children, Old Ladies praying. The reporter trying to find words to describe, The horror he sees, and has seen before. The elderly man watching has seen it all, His eyes follow the images, his […]

Dunkirk Disaster

Beat the drum louder, pipe the pipes faster. That is the way to drown out disaster. The soldiers all huddled on sand dunes. They had been fighting for days, without sleep. They marched and they fought, in retreat and advance, To end up on a beach, and wait for a boat. Shot up, bombed, and […]

Double Cinquains

The Swift. Swifts, always comes In Spring, from sunny Africa to breed Again in Europe, last migrant to arrive, first to leave. Lives, sleeps, eats, loves on the wing, mates for life. The Swift- True Bird. Robin Redbreast. Man’s friend, symbol of Christmas cheer. Adored by all who see him, and hear his singing. Will […]

Dinner Time

Fish, Rainbow Trout, Lazily eats dinner, Clear flowing stream, offers menue, Dinner for this King, sought by man Creeping slowly,bent double, taking care not to cast a shadow, Casts his fly covered hook,greedy trout pounces, trapped becomes the hunters dinner.

Dead – Not Dishonoured

At four in the morning, the shelling restarted. Their shrieking and screaming, the only sound heard. Stand to at five, advance at five thirty. Knee deep in mud the soldiers waited, To hear the whistle, the command to advance. The young lad waited, head bowed, trembling. Praying “Please lets go – get out of this […]

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