Category Archives: Remembrance

The Ultimate Gamble

Posted on April 10, 2017 by admin

  THE ULTIMATE GAMBLE These are rough notes to match the rough battle, at Vimy Ridge, a key battle in the First World War and a proving ground for a new Army from a new nation that hadn’t fully  gelled … Continue reading →

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Up There

Posted on March 31, 2017 by admin

  Up There He’ll Liven Things Up, Up There Inspired by the news that Chuck Berry had passed on. And where did he pass on to? Must be Up There, to entertain the saints Where he’ll jam with all the … Continue reading →

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One Rose

Posted on February 13, 2017 by admin

  One Rose A Fontanelle H. W. Bryce Pop-pop-pop-pop And three men fall Pop-pop-pop-pop And three more die Blood paints designs On the whitewashed wall Six souls rise from bodies once tall No one asks why A little girl recoils … Continue reading →

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Virtual Medal

Posted on November 11, 2016 by admin

  Virtual Medal A quiet town lay quiet on the quiet countryside, A quiet car pulls up on the quiet parking lot Of a quiet market store on a quiet market day, A soldier wearing civvies walks to the quiet … Continue reading →

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