Homeguard Stories

Photo by klickr.co.uk A selection of War Poems, by me, dedicated to the loss of all who met their end, during WWI & WWII. Loss of Civilians, Soldiers and Spies... Here is a sample poem. David Hurt's - Canaries Unsung heroines of war, fraught with dangers of their earns. Slowly poisoned, becoming infirm, fatally maimed or worse... A jaundice complexion gradually covered them, where skin was bare, tip to toe. Yet, they did their bit to stop the armies of Satan from invading their green and pleasant home... Closer to home, they feared for their unborn. Oblivious babes, born from their mothers' sweat and tears. Briefly sulphured. Oblivious babes... A jaundice complexion covered them, where skin was bare, tip to toe...