The guns spat flame and bullets flew
flesh ripped from bodies in withering
fire
shells rained down, in fury blew
bodies in smithereens against the wire
that rowed the mud of battlefield
where men lay dying in blood and gore
tin helmets lying, a flimsy shield
from the bullets of death and they
breathed no more
Lungs gasping for breath in smoke
filled air
some others gasping would be their last
body parts dismembered lying here and
there
blood watered the mud after the deadly
blast
some they died in the desert sand
lives nearly as many as the countless
grain
screams and yells echoing over the
Godless land
in the killing fields that were insane
Diving and twisting in the clouded sky
engines screaming as iron birds raced
higher than where eagles dared to fly
brave pilots in cockpits sat encased
traces of fire, strings of burning lead
ripped fuselage asunder of the spinning
plane
and a young pilot's eyes filled with
horror and dread
for he knew death was certain and
escape was in vain
The timeless waters of vast ocean and
sea
lapped many a sinking ship with her
restless waves
where the seagulls above winged away
free
and cried over sailors in their watery
graves
o wars cruel wars that brought misery
and sorrow
with our poppies red we gather again
this November
to honour those who give their today
for our tomorrow
for the sacrifice of their giving we
will always remember
Colin Moffett
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