War is Not for Lovers
Over the top my beautiful
boys,
the sergeant major cried ..
Think of your
mother or your sweetheart
and remember
them, when thunder cracks
around
your head and fear gnaws
at your insides
and Tommy, he did just that ..
He remembered
her hand, in desperation,
a sharp talon,
crushing, clinging to his wrist
and as cold
as the angry, stabbing wind ..
He recalled her
eyes too, once blue and so
very beautiful
filled with hope, love and life ..
Tho’ frightened now
and tired, like those of some
caged wild animal ..
He remembered how, twelve
long months ago,
he held her in his arms as he
kissed away
a single tear as the engine
whistle blew ..
Be brave, he said, I love you
so think of me till
I return and lay down by your side ..
War is not for lovers,
the old station master sighed ..
Moments later,
the front line fell, in unison,
as if they
had all been precision timed ..
A piece of jagged
metal sang, a private groaned
and blood and mud
both simultaneously entwined ..
No, war is not for
lovers, the sergeant major cried ..
This is heartbreaking. Never to return to the one you love.
Sadly, it happened at least 22 million times between 1914 & 1918 .. but thanks for the positive nod Fia .. AGT’s Neville 🌻👍
Powerfully penned, Neville. Excellent storytelling my friend. Some never learn it seems. Appreciate you.
Damian
Cheers sir D .. and likewise .. Neville 😎☮️✌️
The imagery is outstanding Neville. The beauty of love overtaken by the cruelty of life and war…I saw it all. Thank you.
We don’t learn from past mistakes, we never have. That’s why history doesn’t repeat itself, it stays the same. There will always be war over whatever reason we chose to name.
Excellent storytelling. This was breathtaking.
BRAVA.
Please excuse this late response to your heart-warming and otherwise encouraging review comments for which I am seriously very grateful .. Kind regards and wishing you and yours all the very best of All Good Things, Neville 😎🌻👍
Tremendous. Powerful work, my friend.
Thanks loads Thomas 😎👍
War is not for lovers, nor for any real human… Unfortunately even when you don’t want to fight, sometimes there is no other option. sadly… it’s the people who get the bad consequence while the ones in power stay in power, greed… greed and more greed… their ego seems never to be filled, and I don’t believe these kind of people will learn anything, because they don’t look to this as “mistake”. Still, good peaceful coffee morning ☕☕ dearest Neville ✨🌻
Of course, You are absolutely right & I know no one who know this for real more than You .. I am raising my extra large mug of strongest black coffee to You write now my dearest G .. 😎💛🌻⭐🌟☕☕👍