‘CLEVER ARTWORK FROM HUFF POST UK’
This year represents 75 years since WW2 in Europe ended, freedom was restored, fascism was defeated and both my now dead granddads got to get back home to the land they’d left behind. Without those two men I wouldn’t exist.
LET THEIR NAMES BE SHOUTED OUT
Let the ghosts of soldiers travel light
Through the gravestones and the moonless night
Till they make it back to the home they left behind
Let their memory persist
And never be dismissed
The price of freedom never undermined
Let their names be shouted out
From here, there and all throughout
The liberated lands of human kind
Forget them and their history
Then there was no glorious victory
Just wasted tombstones standing in a line
I think I’ll adapt this one into a song. Right now my song ‘All Winter Long’ is the closest to capturing the emotions of dark days left behind. I hope you enjoy;
As ever, if any poets out there are interested in having your poems turned into songs then click here to check it out: POETRY TO SONG
If you are looking for all my other music then you’ll find it to download on BANDCAMP or you can stream and/or make a playlist of it on SPOTIFY
Copyright © 2018 the song; 2020 the words – Zoolon Audio. All rights reserved. Unauthorised copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting prohibited.
I wrote a piece for Huff Post a few years back, criticising the concept of women’s boxing. The beasting I took from the fair sex in the comments section left me more battered and bruised than a wet lettuce after 15 hard rounds with Tyson Fury. 🙂
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Will he beat Joshua if they ever meet?
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That’s the 60,000 dollar question. If you held a gun to my head I would go for Tyson by knockout, probably in the later stages. However, heavyweight fights are so tricky to call. One lucky punch and it’s lights out for the recipient. 🙂
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Reblogged this on lampmagician and commented:
“”Let their memory persist
And never be dismissed
The price of freedom never undermined””
The price of freedom is high and always valuable 🙏❤👍
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A beautiful fantastic tribute .. love it. No better way to say it than the way you write these words, George..
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Thanks, Yasmin ~ George
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Yes! Do the song!
And this one, is just another song of yours I love.
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Thanks. I have got a feeling about this one. I’ve been playing around with it. I need to decide if it’s going big or staying acoustic. Thanks again ~ George
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Looking forward to seeing what you decide!
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I’ll get there. Thanks again ~ George
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Do the song. I agree. This was wonderful and the artwork is wonderful. Today, war and death are the norm. When will people realize that’s not what we have children for.
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Thanks. I have a feel for this one. I’m hoping for a song while it’s all still on my mind. Thanks again ~ George
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This is, well I overuse the word great, but such an excellent poem, George. By coincidence only, I just received this photo of my grandmother’s uncle who served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and imprisoned in Georgia.
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nice tribute in the words and enjoyed the track. it seems as though you did a little overdubbing with it. though I could be wrong.
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Thanks, Don. This number got curated a while back and I thought it fitted the mood. Thanks again ~ George
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This was a beautiful tribute, in picture and poetry. I hope it does make it to music 🙂
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Thanks, Anne ~ George
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Looking forward to it. It’s important.
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The joined photos are so good. They tell a very real story. We must not forget. This is a great tribute to those who fought and those who did not come home.
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Thanks, Anne. I’m on the case ~ George
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George
It’s good to look back and appreciate the sacrifice others made on our behalf.
It’s a rare thing today….
thanks
leo
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Thanks for that ~ George
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Cool photo. Perspective is everything. The poem was beautiful and I have trouble with most poetry (if something doesn’t rhyme a bit or is too abstract, I lose interest). I hope you do craft that into a song. Do use a steel guitar at all?
Love the song. Dude, you belong on the radio. Awesome.
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Thanks. I’ve been getting some radio plays recently. I’ve a lot of guitars but not steel, plus it’s a method of playing I rarely play around with. Thanks again ~ George
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I love this post!
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Thank you ~ George
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Love the visuals. Really reminds of the lives lost just so people can enjoy the beach today.
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Thanks Sarah ~ George
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Wow, that’s crazy, George. It explains why sometimes you get the chills when you walk into a place. There are people still there in another dimension somewhere. ;0)
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Thanks, Pam. I’ve been on a lot of those beaches as a kid and it’s hard to imagine that 75 years ago they were all battlefields. Thanks again ~ George
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I know, right?!😫
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Most amazing song and music,dear zoolon!!🌷🌷🌷
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Singer’s voice is so much sweet.is the singer you?wonderful.
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These are powerful words indeed.
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Thanks Anne. I’m still trying to play around with these words into what I hope will be an epic song. No luck yet though. Thanks again ~ George
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