Those Little Boats Goliaths Faced
Those little boats Goliath’s faced Commandeered and commanded by brave men Who risked their lives to save others lives So they could …
Guerenica
They fled in terror as from the sky… Rained death, and wondered why And how the world to this had come As …
Sleuthing for the German Reillys
ne of the tragic and most interesting things to come out of the Great War and the Second World War was the …
Flying Over Europe
Flying over Holland on my way to Prague, I looked down at the view bomber pilots on all sides had on their …
A Spirit Stands, Unheard, Unseen
A spirit stands, unheard unseen Watching over those he’s left behind, As on their knees their prayers they say With him upon …
Other People Set the Options, We Must Choose
This poem was inspired by an interview with Colonel Colm Mangan of the Irish PDF, on his retirement. He told of working …
Paris Doorway: Red Light
Young soldiers facing death worried not about sin when heading into battle, many of whom never had being in a relationship, and …
Letter to an Unknown Soldier
We all have a British soldier from WWI in the family. Only now can we recognise them. This is dedicated to them. …
Telegram Ignored
Next of kin – sisters name given: Duty done, family contacted Telegram ignored – the shame, the shame As if kinship itself …
Song Brings Silence of Guns at Christmas
Searing notes of a foreign song Brought silence to the roaring mouths of guns… Men, bitter enemies fighting before… Crossed lines, found …
War and Poppies
In Flanders fields, and Kandahar, In deepest Afghanistan, Poppies bloom, the Flowers of War, Blossom of the Savagery of Man. In the …
Another Name Among Many – William Gannon
Bullet in his neck borne, a distraught soldier sought For a brother shot – another dead in battles roar The voice, a …
Tolerance Is to Be Practiced by Other Lands
Words spoken of tolerance In other lands Not to be practiced Here at home. Its just words spoken Rules like those Are …
Arched Ceilings of the Pinkas Synagogue
“,”Arched Ceilings of the Pinkas Synagogue”,”Pragues picturesque Pinkas Synagogue in the Josefov district is now a museum to the fallen from the …
Srebrenica
Rows and rows of headstones A sight we’ve seen before And beyond them the eye can see Rows and rows more… The …
Guernica
They fled in terror as from the sky… Rained death, and wondered why And how the world to this had come As …
Guerencia
They fled in terror as from the sky… Rained death, and wondered why And how the world to this had come As …
A Postcard to Her Father Sent
The Maria Lazum story, recounted to me by the poet Paul Polansky who knew the family. He was the author of Black …
The Fields of Vojvodina
The fields of Vojvodina are as flat as the world is round A fairer land bar Ireland is rarer to be found… By …
Where Are They Now?
Where are they now, the sons of Éireann They are dead, sleeping today, in the house of God But they will awaken …