Poetry

Two Sides of the Coin. A True Story. The Year 1941

The Year 1941 by Eileen Barker. We were taking a walk over Earlswood Common My two little nieces and I,...

Silly Hitler poem by Betty Marriot

When the old Beragh school closed earlier this year - poems were found by archivists from PRONI anf beryl...

Sweetheart's Sonnet

Jewitt of Wakefield Libraries and Information Services on behalf of Elsie and has been added to the site...

The RAPC Litany

From each and every kind of scrutiny, From tea that drives us near to mutiny, From Lance-Jacks of Hitlerien...

1945 50 years 1995

Gita, Ela Hinda and Chaja my friends all raped and shot by the SS Dragged along by motocycles For all of...

The Western Desert (2)

Land mines strewn across the land laid beneath the desert sand armies with each other vying soldiers in...

Reflections by James Hepplewhite

I stood here and watched the search lights that followed the German planes, That came to drop the bombs to...

Poem - In this Foreign Distant Land

I found this poem among photos and letters from my dad to my mum during the 2nd World War I would like...

From Gold Beach to Walcheren

I pray to God it will my friends....

My Dad on D-Day {poem}

British soldiers are united As an army fit and strong Confident with inspiration Victory is their marching...

poem to a wounded british soldier in burma

It was down at a place called Kohima, where most of the fighting was done, twas there that a poor british...

The Angel of El Alemain

Across the open desert sand our men their mines did lay the were to halt the German force they knew would...

The Boy Who Became ‘Bill’

He was a man of medium height Kindness, happiness illuminated on sight, Smiling face eyes of blue, Showing...

TO THE NEW MOON

A new moon shines in the sky tonight A heavenly crescent, clear and bright How often will it wax and wane...

60th Anniversary: Bombing of Dresden

The planes would come in from the west at an angle, so as to run up along the valley to destroy our...

Poem 'Untitled' by George Smith, Written during WW2

We think of the Royal Navy, The mistress of the seas, The powerful strength of the Army, The guardians of...

Wartime poetry

With the paratroops behind the line And the fighters in the air With the fusiliers not far behind And the...

'I was there - D Day' - a poem.

Our normal detailed tracking impossible, Filter Room in Stanmore kept demanding ‘visual’...

My Mates

A HELMET ROLLED IN THE DUST AT NORMANDY I TURNED MY HAED AND LOOKED AROUND THERE WAS BILL, SPREAD ACROSS...

Poem 'A Silent Prayer' by George Smith

Up and away from the milling crowd To the sanctity of the moors, From the glowing warmth of solitude,...

Poem - All Clear

Cold Hesleden Waterworks

The waterworks was such a lovely building, Victorian I think, or maybe pre- Fancy brickwork, round the...

If (With apologies to KIpling)

If you can keep yourself from going crackers With all the things you are advised to do; When Hitler sends...

The forgotten one

Then I looked upon the stone, A gallant soldier name unknown....

Have You Heard? (poem)

The land of forgotten men Who fought in a steaming jungle Against the ferocious army of Japan. Have you...

Poem by Derek Green - Found in Photo Album

This poem was found in a photo album of a deceased relative on a greetings card sent by friends....