I came across this poem in 'The Horse and the War' by Capt. Sidney Galtrey. It's one of the most powerful verses on the plight of the war horse that I've come across so far. 'We combed you out from happy silences, On thymey downs;From stream-veined meadowlands alight with crownsOf buttercups, where, for you, shapely … Continue reading War-Horses by G.M. Jeudwine
Ploegsteert Woods CWGC - photograph by Hannah Bausor Today I'm really missing Flanders, having not visited in 3 months which is the longest period I've been away from there in nearly a year! One of my favourite areas is Ploegsteert Wood and it's a place I am keen to return to soon for some solitary … Continue reading ‘There is nothing more alive than a tree that learns how to grow in a cemetery’
Few may have heard of the village of Lyndhurst in Hampshire; and perhaps fewer still will have heard of one of its residents, Miss Alice Liddell. But many will surely know the book she was supposedly immortalised in - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. On a summers day in 1862, whilst accompanying Alice and her two … Continue reading ‘How long is forever? Sometimes, just one second.’
This weekend a wonderful item came into my possession. My Aunt runs a local charity shop and generally saves me anything Great War related that comes in. My heart soared when I found among a large pile of books an old edition of 'The Complete Works of Rupert Brooke' Whilst many people may not have … Continue reading A book on Brooke…
Lucy Betteridge-Dyson 