Tag Archives: War and Peace

All the Flowers Have Died

  ALL THE FLOWERS HAVE DIED H. W. Bryce Today, Saturday, July 8th, 2023, marks the 500th day Of the Unkrainian invasion by Russia. Dedicted to all Ukrainians: — — The wasteland lay smouldering, Smoke wisps floating up like balloons … Continue reading

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Christmas 1914

  CHRISTMAS TRUCE 1914 H. W. Bryce It’ll all be over by Christmas,” was the optimistic Cry as the young Brits marched off to war. But come December that year of ’14, it was Very clear, it would not be. … Continue reading

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Once We Were Soldiers

  ONCE WE WERE SOLDIERS   H. W. Bryce Once we were soldiers, now we are not… We were wounded. we died; Now it is trouble is all that we got. Once we fought on the battleground, Now we fight … Continue reading

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One Day a Year

  ONE DAY A YEAR   H. W. Bryce   Today, September 21, 2020, is UN International Day of Peace   One day a year. One day a year. Is that all peace is worth? One day a year?                Well … Continue reading

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The 11th Commandment

  THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT In honour of Vimy Ridge Day, April 09. My poem is below. The good and the evil. First World War Monument to victory over the evil. Second World War “crematorium” ( a sort of mass murder … Continue reading

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Hearts and Flowers

Hearts and Flowers My Memorial Day Hangover Every day is Memory Day Do not walk away from the cenotaph and forget your duty until next year. The struggle for peace, worldwide, local, person to person and in your heart, Is … Continue reading

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  ONCE WE WERE SOLDIERS H. W. Bryce Once we were soldiers, now we are not. We were wounded. we died; Now it is trouble is all that we got. Once we fought on the battleground, Now we fight the … Continue reading

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