boy soldier

from wheelbarrow lane a young man came,all youthful,energetic,optimistic and plain.with a tin hat and gun france bound this young one.all wide eyed and and tired in france he arrived.it wasnt the stuff of a young mans dream,more a relentless nightmare this scene.along with thousands of others an yet so alone,dodging bullets and and shells he kept himself going,till gas was unleashed and blackened the sky in the muddy fields at ypes this youngman would die.
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Posted: Feb 2014
About this poem:
on the centenary of the great war,this poems about waterford boy john condon reputed to be the youngest soldier to die in the war.

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Ravensgold
Nice one Benni!...Interesting read...must google for more about this character..handshake beer
darkhorse555
i loved the vision you painted beautifully penned angel tip hat
Odette67
gas was unleashed and blackened the sky in the muddy fields at ypes this youngman would die.


Ah! the war to end all wars, when young boys went laughing to the trenches to protect King and country, they were so sure it would be over by christmas, such a waste of a nations youth.
"Lest We Forget"

Thank you for this lovely tribute.purple heartthumbs up

When I was little I remember my dear old Gran singing all the war songs and playing the piano, I remember her singing- " It's a Long Way To Tipperary" with tears running down her wrinkled cheeks.
mimzy333
such a sad reminder of the reality of war can crush dreams and end lives.
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