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  • on In Flanders Field by John McCrae, on April 2, 2006
    There is something about the mention of Flanders and the Poppies the symbolizes WW1,how could such a beautiful delicate flower survive amids such carnage,How fitting that it has the colour of blood.What other flower could speak so starkly of war

  • on The 'Ole In The Ark by Marriott Edgar, on March 27, 2006
    Such a pleasure to read this one,A great little story, it just goes to show that with an imagination one can turn anything into a humorous read.This author most certainly has that Wonderful

  • on Albert's Return by Marriott Edgar, on March 27, 2006
    Loved the original when i heard it as a boy, strangely i did not know that there were follow ups to this .I will most certainly be giving that a look at, along with the rest of his work Thank you for drawing my attention to them

  • on In Memoriam by Ewart Alan Mackintosh, on November 9, 2005
    This I feel is a simple poem, written by a simple man, not at all like the ones portrayed as the asses who lead young men to pointless slaughter, but one who cared.I do not know if i agree that it demeans the fathers role in this, perhaps the line You were only Davids father gives that impression I see it as one who could not quite put down how he felt losing what he considered 50 sons , of which David was but one.
    One can see what he was trying to get at, the real fathers only saw the good side of their lives , where as he had to witness the horror and brutality they endured before , and in death.He was seeing a different person.
    I think that the last line shows the guilt he felt at not being able to protect them,as would a father.
    There maybe a little short coming in the poems compilation but not in the deep feelings of the author

    Mackintosh carried David through 100 yards of enemy lines on the way back, with the Germans in pursuit, it was only when David died that his body was left behind
    Edited on Nov 10, 10:47 because ''.