Tattybow has posted some of her poems on here and last week she said I should post one so here goes, I hope you like it. It's dedicated to the soldiers who died on all sides in WW1
Ploughing Flanders Fields
Ploughing Flanders fields is what I wish to do,
Instead of hearing gunfire, seeing the bloods red scarlet hue.
When the sun dawns every morning, the same each day does yield,
Tell my mother that I ploughed all night in Flanders fields.
With the whistle so shrill to the ear,
Over the top go boys in their 18th year,
Never knowing what to them the fates might yield.
Tell my mother that I ploughed all day in Flanders fields.
Ploughing Flanders fields is what they are doing now.
Over 90 years of time gone by the hills with grass are browed.
With the scent of wild poppies, the sweet perfume they yield.
Tell all the little children that I rest in Flanders fields.
Marcus X
2007-02-26 22:26:33 · 13 answers · asked by The Alchemist 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
very good Marcus, did you know there is a few companies who publish poems at no cost to you here's one that publish on the Internet but thttp://www.we-love-poems.net/default.htm there are others who publish books.
2007-02-26 22:38:43 · answer #1 · answered by angie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nup - hate it! The only reason they had poppies in the the first world war is because there would have been some of them if the whole bloody place hadn/t been blown up! No offence mate - done your best. You know over there they get then at 17 which is why America won't sign the "Child Soldiers Agreement" with the United Nations. In WW1 there was no clause like that. But think about it? Flowers, blood, trenches, treachery, absolute diffidence to life....like I said mate, sorry. I think you should write a poem about the 17 year olds that are going into the US's war - without poppies. The UK takes them at 16. They are the only 2 countries in the whole of the world that will not sign the "Child Soldiers Agreement" in the UN. Good try though. I think between you and Tattybow you could come up with something really really worthwhile! Safe journey!
2007-02-27 06:46:06 · answer #2 · answered by joybelle with warm water 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
May I add another ?
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with those who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
2007-02-27 06:39:30 · answer #3 · answered by Froggy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tells a story and reads well. I like it.
Sorry, I cant say any more than that really ... I now know how others feel when I ask them for critique of my poetry.
2007-02-27 06:33:41 · answer #4 · answered by brianthesnailuk2002 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry but I shall not be putting this one next to Owen, Brooke or Gibson.
2007-02-27 06:35:06 · answer #5 · answered by Clive 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah really a good one
2007-02-27 06:31:23 · answer #6 · answered by Siddhanth Vasudevan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a very nice poem.
2007-02-27 06:36:03 · answer #7 · answered by gaban24 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is beautiful! I really like this poem.
2007-02-27 09:32:55 · answer #8 · answered by marian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 out of 10
Very good.
2007-02-27 06:35:17 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes i like your poem
2007-02-27 09:22:45 · answer #10 · answered by boeckjamesandrew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋