It is my hope this poem/story is now completed. I trust the readers will appreciate
those of whom I wrote of , '' we will not forget you ''. I will appreciate your feed back , thank you. The pitcher showing is thanks to Laura Probert.

Ken D Wi


TOMMYS* ON THEIR WAY!

They all gathered in groups , eager , full of spunk*

Brave as British lions , afraid of nothing!

Could not wait to do their bit for God , King and Empire

Teach that Kaiser a lesson or two , show what the British could do!

They say it will be over by Christmas! It's almost the end of August!

Lets all go or we will miss it all , all the fun , miss the war!

'' It's gonna be a lark when we get over there! ''

'' Don't wanna* disappoint all them French girls ''

'' You know wot them French girls are like ''

'' Cor blimey yeah!* '' , '' let me at 'em!* ''

Vive La Difference!

'' Don't you fret Mademoiselles , Tommy's on their way ''

Most cock virgins , though none would admit to being so!

Many of the boys had been no further than Canterbury

Dover , Folkestone , not left the county of Kent

Of Thanet , Ramsgate , Broadstairs , Margate born and bred

All too soon from boys to men before their time.

*Words as used and spelled at the time

*When British solderers were issued pay books
To tech them how they were to be used the name
Tommy Atkins was usde. From then on British solderers
were called Tommys. and the name stuck.

*'' Full of spunk , acting macho

Ken D Williams

The Dyslexic Poet



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Written on 2012-03-29 at 18:20

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Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
Nice job, Ken.
2012-04-03



A hearty and spirited account of innocence, Ken. Well done. They went off with high hopes.
2012-03-31


countryfog
We called them "doughboys," the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI. The attribution for that name seems lost in history, though it was used as early as the 1840's of US infantry soldiers who fought in Mexico. One thought was that the soldiers were always covered with dust and their uniforms became the color of the adobe bricks used in Mexico. Whatever the reason, the name stuck, though not much used in WWII. Looking forward to learning a lot about "The Great War" from you Ken.
2012-03-30


Leovinus
Another great read, Ken, In and of the moment.

Thanks !
2012-03-30