Paul Warren Poems

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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Stand up you see
And make your point
A point for all to see
Don't sit and frown
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Christmas lights
On Christmas nights
Smiling children delights
Christmas tunes so bright
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Birds wheeling on high
Blue sky yellow sunshine shines
Playing squawking fun.
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Sunshine on the beach
Walk along the firm wet sand
Fish in a pool school.
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Regret seems to be
The hardest thing to let be
Do things play in your mind
That are always easy to find
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Sun glistening bright
The bush noises the only sound
On rocks looking down.
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When I walk down the street that once was my home
The memories flood back I thought were long gone
Each step that I take is a memory to savour and partake
The houses are the same and I see them as they make
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When Rundle Mall in Adelaide was a street
I remember walking through the crowds complete
The noise and the smells of the city in those days
Are stamped on my memory and will forever stay
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