World War I

Ternic73

World War I

The war of attrition it was once called

A battle fought without any walls

Miles of trenches carved in the earth

Young soldiers ready to prove their worth

Rifles at the ready, bandoleers on top

Soldiers ready to fight if the enemy won't stop

Climb out of the trenches running to fight

Battles fought on day and night

Bombs exploding, machine guns firing

Screams in the distance, bodies caught in the wire

Trenches filled with scared young boys

Praying for the end of this horrible noise

Soldiers digging deeper in the ground

Hiding from the shells coming inbound

Explosions so loud your eardrum burst

Bodies falling, soldiers scared and hurt

Praying for the end of this fight over a piece of dirt

Thousands upon thousands of soldiers died

Fighting a battle no one knew why.

Soldiers prayed for salvation and just to go home

How the battle would end, no one could have known

  • Author: Ternic73 (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 3rd, 2017 15:41
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Comments2

  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    Thanks for sharing another War Poem ~ Teresa ~ We have missed you. The TRENCH WAR if WW1 was a disgrace and should never have been condoned by two (so called) Civilised Nations Britain & Germany (and others) in the 20th Century. There are many poems ~ most of them defamatory about the WAR by in Praise of the Men..And the great LIE ~ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MUNDI ~ iT IS SWEET AND GLORIOUS TO DIE FOR ONES COUNTRY ~ By Wilfred Owen who died on the last day of the War ! I like the fact that you have used RHYMING COUPLETS which gives necessary pace and rhythm to an excellent poem. Thanks for caring & sharing ~ Yours BRIAN

  • Goldfinch60

    Very good write but unlike what DS/KS says here in the UK World War One is NOT forgotten. We remember various battles and situations that happened a century ago, next year will be the Centenary of the end of the "War to End All Wars". I have been to and taken part in many memorials in the last few years remembering 'The Fallen".
    "We will remember them"



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