“Stranger, go tell the Spartans we died here obedient to their commands.”
— Inscription at ThermopylaeLinger not, stranger. Shed no tear.
Go back to those who sent us here.We are the young they drafted out
To wars their folly brought about.Go tell those old men, safe in bed,
We took their orders and are dead.
Happy Remembrance Day.
Poet. Author. Beard. Daughters. Wife. Seven chickens. I break lawnmowers.
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Adam Ford is the author of the poetry books The Third Fruit is a Bird, Not Quite the Man for the Job and From My Head, the novel Man Bites Dog and the short story collection Heroes and Civilians.
He is the genius behind the cult-hit website Monkey Punch Dinosaur and the twitter novel Aramis Fox.
He also makes zines and comics. This is his website.
His email is ADAMFORD-escargot-LABYRINTH-full-stop-NET-full-stop-AU
This website was made on the traditional lands of the Jaara Jaara and the Wurundjeri peoples.
Very moving selection of words for Remembrance Day. Thank you.
Evelyn in Montreal
it is powerful and a good poem
it is too real, i hope to forget it soon