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0 posted 2002-08-06 05:05 PM


Passchendale with tree bursts.

Silence in the swirling mist
beneath the dark towers of hell
the biting cold of dragons teeth
strangling warmth from every breath
before the dim light fades away
then a mighty hellish roar
in the darkest shadows does awake
the death factory with it’s dirty work
then thunder beats upon the ground
and a murderous hail falls to earth
to lighten up the darkest holes
with fiery rain from barking beast
that reaps and slaughters mortal man
before the wall of dragons teeth.


I've just been reading a book about the Hürtgen Forest and the Siegfried Line in the European Campaign of World War 2. The title was found in Charles Whiting's "West Wall" and the name is attributed to the troops who fought in the Hürtgen Forest, who compared it with the World War 1 battle at Passchendale. Hopefully this goes a little way into revealing the terror that the Allied troops had to endure.

Andrew

"If you are afraid of wolves, stay out of the woods"

J.V. Stalin

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1 posted 2002-08-06 08:44 PM


I think you did rather well at capturing
the intensity of the moment and the
circumstances that they endured...Nice Job!

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Wow!!! I have never heard of that book before but now I think I want to read it, sweet friend, this sounds wonderful as your gorgeous poem is, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Andrew, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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