Paul Warren Poems

I sit back and close my eyes
And I see clearly without disguise
Snippets of my life rolling through
As bright as day seeing it all too
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So the atomic scientists have moved the clock
To two and a half minutes to midnight in a big hop
It seems that reacting to Trump's presidency
And his policies on climate change and nuclear weapons will see
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Walking down the street
The sun from top heat below
Summer's day walk through
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Old friends in old pubs drinking beer
Talking about old times that we hold dear
The laughter that you always find
Affection while together you dine
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The night shift in the middle of winter time
Always went slowly even when the weather was fine
And as the patrol sergeant I was always a solo patrol
At about 2 am I stopped the patrol car to keep awake the goal
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Wounds can be deep and hard to heal
And the scars they leave are the real deal
Do you take it all
When someone makes a call
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Don't you long for the days
When you saw bandits in their ways
You were certain who was the enemy
And who was with you on your journey
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Who were they that trod this wide brown land
As times were tough and difficult to command
When nature's fist was thrust at you in all its might
And to survive at all was just part of the endless fight
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In 1917 at the salient in the Third Battle of Ypres
The British attacked in force and were wasted away
The Germans had defence as measured in their depth
And in some places was five miles of trenches in breath
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Do you remember swings in the park on a sunny day
Seeing how far you could swing the seat up and away
Do you remember the first splash of water on the beach
With the waves washing over your body in its reach
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