Separation struggles
Military child Freddie Gidalla, aged 11, has written this heart-felt poem about how he feels being away from his dad.
Anxiety
What is this feeling I don’t understand?My heart starts to beat I can’t cont...
Winning wordsmith
Never Such Innocence, which runs an annual international poetry, art, speech and song competition for youngsters aged nine to 18, focusing on conflict and its impact, has announced its 2020-21 winners.
Army ch...
A military child
This heart-felt poem, by army child Tyler Larkin, topped the age 9-11 poetry category in the Never Such Innocence poetry, art, speech and song competition. It runs annually for youngsters aged nine to 18, and t...
The son of a soldier
To commemorate April’s Month of the Military Child, we are sharing a poignant poem written by year 11 pupil, Jese Raratabu, from Wavell School, who wrote it as part of his English GCSE work during lockdown…
Be...
‘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 night before moving
‘Twas the night before moving, when all ...
Army kids
By Reece Stillie (12)
Army kids have it tough.
Lots of moves which is rough.
A new home every two years.
Saying bye to friends, lots of tears.
New school, new teachers and new friends to make.
Done this l...
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 was inspired by the dandelion, the flower of military childr...
Poetic licence
Service spouse Ruth Fry contacted Army&You to share the heartfelt poem she wrote about – and for – her son Reuben...
THERE IS A HERO
There was a hero in the recruiting office;
He swore an...