Finding Inspiration – author Helen Carey recalls the inspiration behind her bestselling wartime LAVENDER ROAD series.
Posted: November 11, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Helen Carey Historical fiction WW2 WW11 Sagas Leave a commentA poem for Remembrance Sunday
Posted: November 6, 2013 Filed under: Poem, Uncategorized | Tags: Helen Carey Historical fiction WW2 WW11 Sagas, Poppy Day Remembrance Army Navy RAF WW1 WW2 WW11, Remembrance Sunday 3 CommentsRemembrance Sunday
What would you have had us remember
As you mustered in the trenches,
Around the gun emplacements?
As you hopped into the cockpit
And flung yourself skywards,
Or plumbed the depths
Submerged and submarined?
Should we remember your bravery?
Your mockery? Your cynicism in the face of duty?
Your gut wrenching anxiety,
Your fear, your mortal pain,
As you were killed and wounded,
Again and again and again?
Do the flags, the parades,
The preachers, the cavalcades,
Act as sufficient homage?
Or would peace, justice, equality
Be more deserving of your patronage?
But whichever,
It is true.
We must continue
To remember you.