Guest Ian Bowbrick Posted 15 July , 2003 Share Posted 15 July , 2003 I can't find the original thread to respond on, but I was asked to supply the full text of a poem written by a soldier at Xmas 1914: No stir the wings sweeps softly by No angel comes with blinding light Beneath the wild and wintry sky No shepherds watch their flocks tonight In the dull thunder of the wind We hear cruel guns afar But in the glowering heavens we find No guiding solitary star But lo! on this our Lord's birthday Lit by the glory whence she came Peace, like a warrior stands at bay A swift, defiant, living flame! Full-armed she stands in shining mail Erect, serene, unfaltering still Shod with a strength that cannot fail Strong with a fierce o'ermastering will Where shattered homes and ruins be She fights through dark and desperate days Beside the watchers on the sea She guards the Channels narrow ways Through iron hail and shattering shell Where the dull earth is stained with red Fearless she fronts the gates of Hell And shields the unforgotten dead So stands she with her all at stake And battles for her own dear life That by one victory she may make For evermore an end of strife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 15 July , 2003 Share Posted 15 July , 2003 Ian, thank you ever so muh .... are you better organised than me, and remember where you saw it, how you got it, even who wrote it, please? In any case, most readable. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Bowbrick Posted 17 July , 2003 Share Posted 17 July , 2003 David, It came from a book called 'The Great War', which was produced in the 1920s. This is lifeted from the section dealing with Christmas 1914. The caption underneath states 'Written by a soldier in the trenches Christmas 1914'. Alas no name or regiment I'm afraid. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 17 July , 2003 Share Posted 17 July , 2003 Ian, thank you. And there the matter must lie, I am afraid. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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