Category Archives: Remembrance

The 11th Commandment

Posted on April 9, 2020 by admin

  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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Four Years Anniversary

Posted on February 22, 2020 by admin

  FOUR YEARS since Ann left us to dance with the angels: A haiku in loving remembrance. Pretty woman, high allure The draw uncanny My heart belongs to Annie –Brought to you by Chasing a Butterfly Here: https://www.amazon.ca/…/dp/1460299345/ref=pd_rhf_se_p_img_2… Page created by … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 9, 2019 by admin

  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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Poor Paris

Posted on April 22, 2019 by admin

  pixay POOR PARIS. Goodbye Notre Dame. What a tragedy. I wrote this poem when Paris and France was under attack by terrorists, but perhaps it is apropos for today. THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS H. W. Herb W Bryce … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 12, 2018 by admin

  TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER H. W. Bryce Unknown, the soldier lies inside his tomb, Remembered specially, one day a year, Encased in local granite there beneath The monument to his fellow dead, Warriors who fought defending freedom For … Continue reading →

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Bowlful of Seashells

Posted on April 16, 2018 by admin

  Bowlful of Seashells H. W. Bryce   I have on my desk a bowlful of seashells.   As I sit and stare at them My gaze waters and ripples, And out of the shadowy colours Wavers an image– Of … Continue reading →

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One Long Moment

Posted on April 9, 2018 by admin

  One Long Moment* H. W. Bryce For one long moment, I held my breath. No dog barked, no babe cried, And for that one long moment, No one in the world died. For one long moment, the world stood … Continue reading →

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