My ANZAC Poem's

Jack and Tom

A Sonnet 

By Athena Miller

Over the top, I’ll race you see who’s first, 

Boys playing with a toy boat in the sea.

Pretending to be pirates or whalers sailing the ocean deep.

 Happy being together playing at the beach.

Over the top, I’ll race you see who’s first.

Come On Jack, let’s go fishing.

 Come on Tom, it’s footy practice time 

Bird’s singing in the open air. 

 Over the top, I’ll race you see who’s first. 

Sitting, waiting, suitcases in hand for the train. 

To the trenches, bullet’s shooting everywhere, sitting scared. 

Over the top, I’ll race you see who’s first.

Poppies down, one man still stands, remembering his lost friend.

Over the top Jack, I’ll race you see who’s first Tom.  

Jack and Tom

An Acrostic/ Name Poem

By Athena Miller

Joyfully joking at the beach, playing with each other 

A game started, over the top, I’ll race you see who’s  first

Come on Tom let’s go play, Come on Jack  let’s go now 

Kicking the ball, to each other, back and forth

At the train stop waiting to get on

Next in the trenches, wearing our Army uniforms

Dangerous bullet’s shooting through the sky

Together we will fight, like we used to play

Over the top, I’ll race you see whos first

Memories of you, my old mate, are all I have left.