November Defensive It was mid-November, And the shelling always rained. In our little dirt valley, We sat and writhed in pain. A periscope rifle barely Preventing my death. Barbed wire to look over: A reminder of the dread. Trenches we sit in every day. Coming out to see the ashen snow. Fixing the broken barbedContinue reading “November Defensive”
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No Land Beyond
No Land Beyond We assembled at dawn every day Adolescent mornings always giving way To the coalition of forces here who gathered There was no land beyond that mattered Over the top of muddy trenches we go Hazards left, right, to and fro Even with the shielding gas masks on The visage keeps seeping inContinue reading “No Land Beyond”