Poems-Meanings:

Come on, come back- A women’s who has been effected by war and ends up killing herself

Hawk roosting- Smply a hawk rejoicing in its power and being the apex predator. The uncomplicated joy of being the top of the food chain and having nothing to challenge you.

Bayonet Charge- What it’s like to be literally in the middle of battle. Full of metaphor and chaos.

Mametz Wood- Simply a hawk rejoicing in its power and being the apex predator. The uncomplicated joy of being the top of the food chain and having nothing to challenge you.

Flag- His poem talks about patriotism and the pride people have for their country. Peoples actions because of their country due to ‘patriotism’. The poet realise then the soldier will die and the flag will always be there ‘its just a piece of cloth

The Yellow Palm- The poem is about living day to day life while a war goes on

The right word- The poem is about the fear of the unknown person associated with being a threat, they panic realising it is just a child however they are very aware of the current situations such as war and terrorism. The child invited in to eat. The judgement is made based on fear. Everyones just the same and its the people labelling people causing the problems sometimes.

Futility- The poem is about the desperation to make awareness of the pointlessness of war. It describes the trenches and lost of lives. He wants the war to end.

Falling leaves- The thoughts of war affecting women’s lives at home. The women can’t enjoy life because of the war. The falling leaves represent the large numbers of lives lost

Extract from out of the blue- The panic of a worker in the world trade centre as they are being attacked. How quickly things can change from good to bad

The charge of the light brigade- The pride of war deteriorating as the reality becomes present as many soldiers die

At the border- The poem is about how people have to flee from their country’s because of war and desperation to escape it. Describes how where they are going is better and peaceful

Poppies- The poem is about a women expressing her feelings on war, not a man, on the pain of losing their loved ones. Poppies symbolise grief and armistice shows even the war is nearly over the pain doesn’t stop

Next to of course god america i- The poem shows the pride towards America and then the mood changes to a negative attitude influenced by war

Belfast confetti- The poem is about an IRA bomb exploding and the terrible, confused atmosphere it caused