#echoesofservice - Hello Poetry

(Pink Floyd — not RA, but widely adopted by veterans) A respectful, non copyright homage to the theme of longing and imagined peace “A Gunner’s Wish” — after The Gunner’s Dream. By LongJohn, in honour of the themes carried by Roger Waters If only the guns would fall silent for one clear morning, and the world breathe out without fear of the next barrage. If only the lads could sleep without the old echoes walking the corridors of their minds. I’ve wished for that peace more times than I can count— not for myself, but for the young ones who never learned how to grow old. A gunner’s wish is simple— that the world might one day stop needing men like us.

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Feb 9

Feb 9, 2026 at 6:12 AM UTC

ThePoppiesStillBloom

After The Gunners Dream

(Pink Floyd — not RA, but widely adopted by veterans) A respectful, non copyright homage to the theme of longing and imagined peace “A Gunner’s Wish” — after The Gunner’s Dream. By LongJohn, in honour of the themes carried by Roger Waters If only the guns would fall silent for one clear morning, and the world breathe out without fear of the next barrage. If only the lads could sleep without the old echoes walking the corridors of their minds. I’ve wished for that peace more times than I can count— not for myself, but for the young ones who never learned how to grow old. A gunner’s wish is simple— that the world might one day stop needing men like us.

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The road home is quiet— No band, no sacred applause. My steps are heavy, not from tiredness, But from memories of those who didn’t return. The door is open, the light is soft, But inside are questions I can’t yet speak. How does a warrior rest when the war still lives inside?

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Feb 16

Feb 16, 2026 at 3:52 AM UTC

ThePoppiesStillBloom

Homecoming in Silence

The road home is quiet— No band, no sacred applause. My steps are heavy, not from tiredness, But from memories of those who didn’t return. The door is open, the light is soft, But inside are questions I can’t yet speak. How does a warrior rest when the war still lives inside?

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Soiled boots tread on echoes of battle-worn men marching through long years sacrifice carried in dust their hymn whispered by the earth

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Feb 24

Feb 24, 2026 at 2:50 AM UTC

ThePoppiesStillBloom

Boots on the Path

Soiled boots tread on echoes of battle-worn men marching through long years sacrifice carried in dust their hymn whispered by the earth

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