https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/awm-media/collection/A01005/screen/4162834.JPG The Ode They went with songs to the battle, they were young.Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:Age shall not weary them, nor the years… Continue reading ANZAC Poem
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The Spirit Lives On
Anzac is a legend, a spirit and it grows each and every year.
Harry does it again. The Redbreast Book Review
Jo Nesbø writes some of the best murder mystery plots and stories you'll find anyway in the world.
Poetry Challenge for July
Turn on the radio to any channel.
Write a poem inspired by the first thing you hear
(lyrics to a song, a commercial, etc.) A Mother's Lament examines the difficulties many military families face: the re-adjustment phase of Veterans returning to normal life, after the horrors of armed conflict, and trying to deal with PTSD. This is my contribution to the Poetry Challenge that runs until October.
Proverbial Friday – Global Wisdom
Is there relevance in historic writing from Sun Tzu and Florence Nightingale in modern times? Each week I examine writings and wisdoms from around the world. Join in a lively discussion on the underlying meaning of some of the world's greatest quotes and proverbs. Posting Fridays.
Finding Heine and Treasures in Berlin
"We don't catch hold of an idea, rather the idea catches hold of us and enslaves us and whips us in to the arena so that we, forced to be gladiators fight for it." - Heinrich Heine 1797 - 1858 So says the inscription on the statue of German Poet, Journalist and literary critic, Heinrich… Continue reading Finding Heine and Treasures in Berlin
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