a soldiers poem

Lilli



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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 20:50

please may i share this with you. it was writen by my 12 year olf grandson and has been entered into the welsh porms competion. i known it has nothing to do with cyprus as such but we all live with borders. it goes like this. THIS STINKING CORPSE RIDDDEN BATTLEFIELD, WITH ME PRAYING ON MY KNEES. PLEASE GOD I DO NOT WANT TO DIE.. WILL YOU PLEASE HEAR MY BATTLECRY

A DISTANT GUN SHOOTS A FLARE

I WANT TO LEAVE BUT I DO NOT DARE

AS I HEA MY COMMARADES CRIES

I DO NOT HAVE THE STRENGHT TO LOOK INTO THIER EYES

AS I GET READTY MY RIFLE

ALREADY I GET AN EYEFUL

ALL I SEE THE CORPSES OF MY DEAD MATES

NOW I KNOW WE HAVE SEALED OUR FATES

MY COMMANDER BARKS AN ORDER

I FLASH BACK TO WHEN WE CROSSED THAT BORDER

NOW IM KNOCKING ON THAT GATE OF FATE

I REMEMEMBER TO MY FIRST DATE

AS I HEAR THE BURST OF A GRENADE

NOW I REMEMBER MY FITST SERANADE

HERE THEY COME, UP AND DOWN, IN AND OUT

WHY/// WILL I EVER KNOW WHAT MY LIFE IS ABOUT



thank you for letting me share tis i will continue

Val44


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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 20:55

That's easy for you to say Lilli

Val44


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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 20:56

Lem will murder you for all those typos.

Lilli



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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 20:59

thank yu i know it does not have much to do with our situation here. we do have borders as i have most of my life. this boy from the age of 3 wanted to be in the marines. he gave me this complete with graphics from war scenes mainly iraq and afghastian. on the bottom vera lynn. it has riped me apart as i never thought our grandkids felt like that. when i questionrf him why his reply glam ma who have seen troubles you lived in belin they had a barrier now you live in cyprus which has a border. i have studied the situations and some of my friends older bothers have seen action or been killed in action. i stil want to fulfill my dream and i beleive that peace will prevail. out of the mouth of babies xxxxx

Lilli



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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 21:04

val it is not east to say and lem unless i beat the brains out of this key board im so very sorry. val i am proud of him and only wanted to share it with the members. not for controversay, he is only a child who feels that way. if i upset you i am so sorry. lem if you wish to you may delete it because i will not knowingly upset anyone as you know xxxx

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 21:17

Hi Lilli - welcome back and hope you enjoyed your visit to your family. I should say that our Son (now aged 28) was never interested in the armed forces, but was excellent at English while at school. He had a particular interest in the war poems of Rupert Brook and other 1st world war poets. He had to study it for A level and he wrote some beautiful poems himself. In fact (I'm trying not to brag here) he had one of his poems read out during assembly for Remembrance Day. As an adult he appears to have a very balanced view of world conflict (I should add here that he is about a million times more intelligent than Paul and myself). It may surprise you how much insight kids have!! Be proud of him. Lots of love. Jean

Val44


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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 21:23

Lovely poem Lilli.



I enjoyed it very much.



Thank you.

Lemtich



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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 21:48

I agree with Val44. Astonishing stuff by a 12 year old, I also enjoyed it, Lilli.



Lem

Lilli



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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 21:55

thank you all me too i cried cant repl have tried to replt tothe wicks and val but the bloodt dog upset wine over my keyboard before i went to uk so i am having big trouble xxxx

ilovemydogs



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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 21:59

still going on about typo's who cares

Lilli



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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 22:04

may i please apologise for any spelling or typo mistaes my littlr dog tipped my wine over the key board son som3nstick xxx

Lilli



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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 22:40

i am so very sory if you wish it in any diffeent wat so you can copy thn eme thank you ib ink

Val44


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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 22:45

That wine certainly did it's job....





Only joking

Lilli



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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 22:46

again if you can read thi i am s sorry for all the mistake sval its not me its what i can type however i thank you

Lilli



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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 23:46

val i wish it wasthe wine we went to uk and they ar so cheap now but we have to get customes in first. this is an absoloute nightmare takes me so long so i hav e to give up i ammm like a cjhild it is my lille doigs fau;lt i wish to seni d you msg buty i wasres my time as ketuys stick sorry no wine iinvolved i h eave trired to send emails towyn and the wickks no luck xxxx

Val44


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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 23:48

I get you Lilli.



Thanks and lots of love xxx

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
05/02/2009 23:52

Lilli - don't worry about it!!



We look forward to hearing from you as and when!!

Will -e-mail you in the meantime.



Take care



Jean

xxxxx

Lilli



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Message Posted:
06/02/2009 00:03

oh my god this is goingnto take me so ong jean and paul i will try to get amessage to you. i have not been able to send or rply to email. but you know my thoughts are with you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

scoobydoo


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Message Posted:
06/02/2009 07:34

Lilli, fantastic poem. It is amazing what comes out of children. Ignore all jibes about the typo's with or without the wine!

TRNCVaughan


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Message Posted:
06/02/2009 11:06

My oldest son was in Musa Qala (Helmand Prov., Afghanistan) with 16th Air Assault Brigade in 2007. He was there for 3 months and there was not one day when they were not attacked by the Taliban. Some days they were attacked 4 or 5 times, day and night. Many of his friends were wounded quite a few were killed, some in front of his eyes. At times the fighting was hand-to-hand with fixed bayonets. On one occasion he didn't sleep for 3 days as he was too scared to close his eyes in case the Taliban overran them.

The experience turned him from a happy-go-lucky young lad into a thoughtful young/old man. At the time he wanted to leave the armed forces as soon as he got back to the UK because he was so frightened by his experience, but now he can't wait to go back as he realises he misses the adrenalin buzz.

simbas



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Message Posted:
06/02/2009 13:05

Hi Lilli , welcome back . Well that hit the spot ! . Wow , thats is deep for a 12yr old , bless him . No doubt you must be very proud of him , { sensative soul , like his granny }

Regards , Simbas

CJtill


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Message Posted:
06/02/2009 16:44

Do love war poems especially those from the Great War. There was one whos title I cant remember but was composed by a chap called Baldrick. Maybe someone on the board can rack their memory with the name and the words.

scoobydoo


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Message Posted:
06/02/2009 16:55

Was it called the 'German Guns' or the 'Guns'? You could try and google it.

Lilli



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Message Posted:
06/02/2009 17:29

Hi simbas many thanks. I am so proud of him. More than he would be of me with all the mistakes. Had to dry out the laptop with a hairdryer after the puppy upset my glass of wine all over it.All the letters stuck and it took me ages to try to put the words together but I think you all got the drift.Managed to get to cardiff and porthcawl but no furthe west due to the snow. Mind it was lovely to see it and spend time which wasnt planned snowboarding with them. We were just so lucky to have missed the snow again by one day. You take care and see you soon Lilli xxx

To Scobby thank you for your kind words xx

smithy


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Message Posted:
06/02/2009 17:35

Wonderful poem by your grandson Liz you must be so proud, as he is with his grand ma

sheila

sukie


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Message Posted:
11/04/2009 23:22

I read the poem BRILLIANT you must be very proud of your son

Lilli



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Message Posted:
11/04/2009 23:27

Hi sukie im so proud of my son but this was by my 12 year old grandson. I keep his written version with me everywhere go. Sadly I had an accident when I posted it thanks to the dog howeve the words remain poigant.Thank you for reminding me xxxxxxxx

Lilli



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Message Posted:
11/04/2009 23:31

Oh I forgot to say I did wear red yesterday for all our brave service men and women as it was red friday. It makes you proud just t know what they do fo our country. xxxxxxxxxxx

cyprusishome


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Message Posted:
11/04/2009 23:36

Liz



Somehow I missed the poem first time around, WOW. What insight this young man has.



I have read some of the "war poems" from the like of Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen and Sigfried Sasson, they always tug at the heart strings and this young man sits along those.



Well done.

Lilli



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Message Posted:
12/04/2009 00:53

Hiya again David that was not all of it but as you all know the puppy i adopted tipped my wine over the key board. when you come in i will show you the full version. You are so right and im so proud of him as I am of all of them xxxx. No matter where you are in the world they never forget you thank god xxxxxx

scoobydoo


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Message Posted:
12/04/2009 08:48

What a good weekend to remember your grandsons poem, I remember reading it the first time and wow, i couldn't beleive such a young man had written it. Wonderful Lilli.



glad you wore red, I wore my red t-shirt all day!!

Lilli



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Message Posted:
12/04/2009 09:18

than you scooby yes it was a real surprise to me to see it on here again. I wore the red with pride.After watching the Italian earthquake and for all our boys an girls . Happy Easter xxxx

BigMart


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Message Posted:
12/04/2009 13:43

Lilli,



Unless your boy is American, You must mean the 'Royal Marines' !



Never get the two things confused there is a world of difference between them.



Martin. Ex Royal marine

bridie


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Message Posted:
12/04/2009 14:00

Big Mart, my son is an ex Royal Marine, 45 company.

scoobydoo


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Message Posted:
12/04/2009 14:42

BigMart,



I don't think it really matters that a 12 year old boy got confused over the royal marines and whatever!

BigMart


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Message Posted:
12/04/2009 14:56

And i don't really care what you think.

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
12/04/2009 15:46

Well, thats that, this thread ending in yet another acrimonious slanging match! Sad people!



Richard

Lilli



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Message Posted:
12/04/2009 21:08

H bigmart i do not think that he would know the difference he is only 12 years old but feels for all his frienfds brothers. i hope you understand xxxxxx

Lilli



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Message Posted:
12/04/2009 21:33

Hi all I dont doubt any bodies thoughts or opionions but this was witten by a 12 year old boy who heas the cry please dont discount it . TO MANY IT will not matter it was only to share with you xxxxxxx

Lilli



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Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
12/04/2009 21:54

I have to thank you all to resurrect on this day. We can only thank our gods for what what we have achievied in life. He is a 12 year old who feels his friends pain xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

scoobydoo


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Message Posted:
13/04/2009 07:36

Hi Lilli,



I am so sorry this turned into a slanging match as Brinsley quite rightly put it, it should never have gone down that line, please accept my apology.



I can see that you are so proud of your grand son and so you should be, to write such a poem showing so much insight to other peoples pain and loss is incredible for a 12 year old, I am proud of him and I don't even know him.



Scoobydoo

xxxx

Lilli



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Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
13/04/2009 07:38

thank you scooby. Yes they always find a way dont they. You have no need to apologise. I am so proud and I miss them so much. Thank you for your lovely words xxxxxxx

scoobydoo


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Message Posted:
13/04/2009 07:49

your welcome