war poems

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  1. Rots in hell

    Rots in hell Senior Member

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    I SPOKE TO YOU IN WHISPERS
    By
    Neil Andrew
    I spoke to you in whispers
    As shells made the ground beneath us quake
    We both trembled in that crater
    A toxic muddy bloody lake
    I spoke to you and pulled your ears
    To try and quell your fearful eye
    As bullets whizzed through the raindrops
    And we watched the men around us die
    I spoke to you in stable tones
    A quiet tranquil voice
    At least I volunteered to fight
    You didn't get to make the choice
    I spoke to you of old times
    Perhaps you went before the plough
    And pulled the haycart from the meadow
    Far from where we're dying now
    I spoke to you of grooming
    Of when the ploughman made you shine
    Not the shrapnel wounds and bleeding flanks
    Mane filled with mud and wire and grime
    I spoke to you of courage
    As gas filled the Flanders air
    Watched you struggle in the mud
    Harness acting like a snare
    I spoke to you of peaceful fields
    Grazing beneath a setting sun
    Time to rest your torn and tired body
    Your working day is done
    I spoke to you of promises
    If from this maelstrom I survive
    By pen and prose and poetry
    I'll keep your sacrifice alive
    I spoke to you of legacy
    For when this hellish time is through
    All those who hauled or charged or carried
    Will be regarded heroes too
    I spoke to you in dulcet tones
    Your eye told me you understood
    As I squeezed my trigger to bring you peace
    The the only way I could
    And I spoke to you in whispers.....
     
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    Irminsul Valkyrie

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