Wave – On display outside Imperial War Museum North , Manchester (p) Brian F Kirkham Sept 2018 Red poppies are flowing down the top of the earth shard of IWM North Each poppy was created to remember those who fell in the war to end all wars Memorial to the host of soldiers who went …
Tag Archives: World War I
Armistice
11th November 2017 As the accord was signed Regiments over the battlefields of europe Made safe their weaponry, as commanding officers Instructed their men to stop shooting So they stayed at their post Till the time was declared by those in charge It’s time for the firing to stop , lads – Come back home, …
What i’m reading….
Hi Folks. This bit of the blog is going to be an on off review section. Because , believe it or not – I actually like reading books as much as I like writing stuff Think of this page as not exactly Jonathan Ross but not Michael Parkinson either… In Paperback I’ve currently gone back …
Nose in a Book
Its two o’ clock in the morning GMT – and I’ve got my nose in a book. A real one – not an e-reader version. No, it’s nothing I’ve written – although if I was to blow my own trumpet – I’d be telling you how great my profile is on Allpoetry.com and getting you …
A Trip to Liverpool
A training ship was moored by the Maritime Museum…Brought back Memories of the Greater Manchester Challenge…
Remembrance Sunday
It was Remembrance Sunday today. I went to church this morning at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Josephs RC in Ordsall, Salford, where we remembered all those who fell in conflict. The church Belfry was rebuilt in 1924 as a Memorial to those who died in the first world war and the Altar Windows …
Remembrance
Remembrance By Brian F Kirkham 7th October 2011 Written by the author for IWM North Red poppies sway in the Belgian air, Ever in thanks for the selfless act of those comrades in arms Making their way, from every village and town Each individual, with dedication to duty Made their way to a field in …
The Guns Fall Silent
A poem commemorating the anniversary of world war I, (The photograph : taken at Imperial War Museum, the field gun that fired the first shot of World war I) The shells were stopped and Rifles were dropped on a place , of a Belgian field war was ceased, and peace revealed on a field in Flanders. …
Records Miner
Another poem – this one’s about the work I do as a volunteer at Imperial War Museum North On Weekday Afternoons, i’m found sat by terminals abound In a Museum, dedicated to war, and you’re probably asking, what for? Well, i work the station, Now and then that looks up records in fives and tens …
The Field Gun
A poem about the Field Gun, that fired the first shot of World war I. Normally on display at Imperial War Museum North, in Trafford, It’s currently on tour around the commonwealth as part of World War I Centenary Celebrations. The Field Gun, Currently on a Worldwide tour commemorating World War 1, pictured at its regular …
The Inkwell 