The path of poppies red - 11/11

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Open Poetry #39

The path of poppies red - 11/11

Titia Geertman
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since 2001-05-07

Posts 5182
Netherlands

0 posted 2006-11-09 03:18 AM

I walked the path of poppies red
and felt my heart turn in my chest
When I came there where they had lived
The soldiers who just fought their best

I crawled where they had crawled before
When trying hard to hide their fears
I saw the place where they had slept
The soil still drained from shedded tears

I felt the cold of winter's snow
Penetrate my sleeveless shirt
When I was told they had no coat
To keep them warm in this war's dirt

I looked at pictures of flooded land
Long planking for arms and food supply
I turned my head and saw green meadows
And heard the screams of soldiers die

I touched the stones that they sat on
To have a smoke or just a rest
And in this silence my heart was crying
For soldiers who just fought their best

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The 1914-1918 IJzer line in Diksmuide, Belgium is not too far from where I live in The Netherlands and a few years ago I visited the reconstruction museum. It was quite impressing and rather depressing when I tried to imagine how life must've been for these soldiers, but I didn't even come close to the reality of those days.
The photo's I collected from different informative websites.

Like scattered leaves...my words will flow

latearrival
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since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

1 posted 2006-11-09 03:37 AM

Titia, this shows your compassionate heart. Loved it. Thank you, martyjo

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

2 posted 2006-11-09 08:51 AM

TitiaGal~
You rolled up your sleeves and found 'voice' to tell this poignant story~

I so enjoy the history that goes along with the perfected poetry of this piece~

This is very, very good, my friend~
The pictures are stirring~

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
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