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wendy3763
wendy3763

Zeppelin

Zeppelin Zip zap Zeppelin Chug chug chug Cross the channel Chip chop Bombs drop.

2 1 226 words
eddie12309
eddie12309

Non-negotiables, Resolutions, Smelly's Finger, and my Secret Walker

So half terms over, back at work. But it was a super break, despite receiving an email to my personal address from a governor asking for my input on 'non- negotiables'.

18 7 837 words
Irrational_Kimmi
Irrational_Kimmi

T.B. - The Somme

You go to war willingly,. Not for what you believe,. Or because it's right,. But to save yourself. From a real fight,. No idea that death will. Hold your hand for. Two years; bearing the.

24 10 78 words
marymint
marymint

The Hero

I have always believed that there can never be an excuse for lying, that is until I read this poem.

6 2 189 words
garriccamelito
garriccamelito

Untitled

Première guerre mondiale, une guerre totale I.

0 0 679 words
smellyfingers
smellyfingers

Over The Top

"There will be NO cowards in my regiment. We will fight to the death and fight as honourable gentlemen.

34 7 294 words
robbiescotts
robbiescotts

The Diary Of Robert Scott's

Guess it's time to make a move mum. Do I really have to go jack I don't think I will last in that bloody home.

0 0 1190 words
Ktlight
Ktlight

Forever And Always

My grandad fought upon them fields, where poppies bloom and grew,. Where men would stand and fight, and be friends with all but a few,. Gun shots sounded, screams were heard,.

2 0 133 words
davidwhomes
davidwhomes

The Diary Of Robert Scott

The diary of Robert Scotts Guess it's time to make a move mum. Do I really have to go jack I don't think I will last in that bloody home.

0 0 1195 words
DemiGod
DemiGod

Dulce Et Decorum Est

Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs And towards our distant rest began to trudge.

2 0 226 words
chloemay88
chloemay88

The Message

I’m here in the English Trenches, , I just hope this war ends soon. I have a terrible secret. It’s been with me since I was 16, 19 years ago today. I’m Jonathan, but everyone calls me Johnny.

8 0 1002 words
HeatherAnne
HeatherAnne

A Soldier's Rhyme.

Barbed wire and mud, Mud and wire and rain, Shouts, screams and gunfire, Never ending pain. Waiting for our call, The time for us to fight, Writing shakily by hand, Be it day or night.

30 2 79 words
tattyteddy
tattyteddy

REMEMBER THE 11 of NOVEMBER

Remember remember. The 11th of November. 'Cause men died in war for us. Gas may have killed. And guns may have thrilled. But on the 11of November it stopped. People suffered, got injured and died,.

12 0 56 words
sjw
sjw

Flanders Field

I was doing some research into the significance of the Poppy I came across this and wanted to share it with you guys. .

62 13 133 words
glen
glen

Rum Soilder's

In no mans land they found each other, two solders far from their trench. An Englishman and a German, amongst the body's and the stench.

42 8 197 words
eddie12309
eddie12309

Over The Top

At the request of @smellyfingers Although the noise of the guns was like incessant thunder in the dark skies overhead; I did not retreat.

22 13 351 words
eddie12309
eddie12309

TRENCH #3. We Will Remember Them

They say time is a great healer But I can't agree I was one of the lucky ones Or am I, I can no longer see Blinded by an artillery blast But at least I made it out alive I lock away those memories I...

16 5 209 words
eddie12309
eddie12309

TRENCH #2. We Will Remember Them

It was days before they moved him And his bloodied face I had to kick off the rats No burial in this hellish place I wrote a letter to mother That he died in my loving arms Reassure her remaining...

24 17 153 words
tattyteddy
tattyteddy

FLANDERS FIELD

So beautiful /••\ \••/ |< In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns...

14 0 102 words
eddie12309
eddie12309

TRENCH. We Will Remember Them

#wewillrememberthem It was my nineteenth birthday yesterday I didn't celebrate on my own My twin brother James is here Together we have loved and grown It's been raining for endless days All around...

44 17 293 words
Zmog3456
Zmog3456

Letter From A WW1 Soldier To His Wife

Dear Ann Hey honey not sure if your going to get this letter or not but it's worth a try.

10 1 177 words
minxyMolly
minxyMolly

We Should Of Remembered!

(just to note, I wrote this as a point of view from straight after WW1) Violent delights, End in violent terms, Peace is achieved with the battle of guns. With or without honour.

22 9 192 words
Weirdwolf
Weirdwolf

Blue Eyes

It was cold and wet in the trenches, the great war of 1914. Samuel was a soldier now, three days on the frontline, still 'green'. Not accustomed to the blood and dirt.

44 12 167 words
crowncottage
crowncottage

Remembrance in a Blackwater Village

Are you watching, British Tommies, from somewhere up above. Do you see the tiny village square in the country that you love.

50 11 149 words
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