Saturday 10 November 2012

Mud



Tell of those times gone
When in those northern French fields
Our men died for us

Fathers and uncles
Fearful and covered with mud
This day remembered

12 comments:

  1. What a great way to honor Veteran's day. Love your work!

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  2. What a great debt we owe to those who gave for the cause of freedom. Today too many people think freedom means everyone else should hand them a living.

    I love your poem and I also enjoy everything you write about England during the war. It seems so overpoweringly real.

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  3. Nicely said; but don't forget those who died in the sand, at sea, and in the air.

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  4. Thanks Altonian, I will do that when the next prompt on Nov 11th is Sand, Sea or Air. It could also be on May 8th!

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  5. "To you with failig hands we throw the torch..."

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  6. Beautiful and perfect for today!

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  7. A nice poem for those we are remembering . Fearful and covered with mud - this line pulls at my heart.

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  8. What a shame we have yet to learn how to get along without sending our young men to die in the mud.

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  9. Lovely sentiments and concisely written!!

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  10. Why is remembering so hard for some people?

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