| War and History Poetry posted April 19, 2024 |
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The winds of war
Cold Wind Blowing
by Aussie
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Quatrains in Loop style poetry (non-rhyming.) Next week 25 th April we pray for all the men and women who gave their lives for our freedom.
Soldiers were paid four bob a week = 4 shillings in the old money or US nowadays = 40 C. My Father fought in New Guinea and sent his pay home. Over 4 years, he accumulated 1,000 pounds to buy a War Service Home. My, haven't times changed.
The soldiers lived on bully beef (like Spam) a disgraceful thought. When they ran out of food they slaughtered a donkey.
Pays
one point
and 2 member cents
(and maybe more). Soldiers were paid four bob a week = 4 shillings in the old money or US nowadays = 40 C. My Father fought in New Guinea and sent his pay home. Over 4 years, he accumulated 1,000 pounds to buy a War Service Home. My, haven't times changed.
The soldiers lived on bully beef (like Spam) a disgraceful thought. When they ran out of food they slaughtered a donkey.
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