Tears
A wonderful poem by army veteran and poet, Clive Sanders
She looked at herself in the mirror,
As she carefully came down the stairs,
For her hu...
Military wife in lockdown
Thank you to army spouse Katy McGarry, who has shared her poem, Military Wife in Lockdown, with us. Katy wrote the poem to show how military wives are...
Captain Marvel
We couldn’t let this edition of Army&You pass without acknowledging inspirational war veteran Captain Tom Moore, who was appointed Honorary Colone...
Deploy-vent 274 days
Kylie McCaffrey wrote a poem whilst her husband was away on a nine-month operational tour. She found putting pen to paper a cathartic release while sh...
Dependants
SHARON Green is currently serving, although about to leave, and is also a military spouse. Sharon and her husband rely on a lot of people for support,...
‘Twas the night before moving
LOTS of military families will be able to relate to army spouse Gillian Low’s poem summing up her experience in moving house...
‘Twas the nig...
You can tell a soldier
You can tell a soldier
by Clive Sanders
You can tell a soldier by the clothes that he will wear,
By the way he stands, his sharp commands,
A...
The medals on your chest
The medals on your chest
by Clive Sanders
The Remembrance Day parade had passed through the Somerset town,
The old man had dressed sm...
Military Child
WRITTEN one evening at boarding school, Lottie Butterworth (14) sent this poem to her dad who has been away on an eight-month tour in Afghanistan. It ...
What They Really Were
GOT a poem you would like to share with Army&You’s readers? Send it, preferably along with a photograph, to deped@aff.org.uk and we’ll feature it ...