Category Archives: War and peace

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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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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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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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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Last Post

Posted on November 6, 2017 by admin

    LAST POST – The Words By H. W. Bryce Offered in honour of all war veterans. Goodbye, dear soul. You have fought the good fight and won the day. You carried our flag and you fought with valour. … Continue reading →

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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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Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Posted on March 20, 2017 by admin

  Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? Just Get Along: from my notebook-in response to yet more outbreaks of violence and death -e.g., the (Texas) riots over yet another cop killing of a black man? Here’s what I wrote: … Continue reading →

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