Sonnet 86: For Your Today Comments
There he stood, never kissed a girl before
Not even made love, even with his eyes,
Now he stood guard in the trenches of war
While generals prepared their battlefield lies.
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This is a wonderful piece......thanks for sharing, dear poet....
A great poem that you have written here with such an easy flow of words from the heart. The casualties of war is never good. My salute to the soldiers that have risked their lives for our freedom. For without a fight no freedom can be gotten. For my today they gave up their tomorrow. Very inspiring and loved your write!
excellent work David. They take our young men (almost babies) and shove them into war (hell) they really have never lived yet some will die.
As a veteran of W. War 2 I greatly appreciate this stark and vivid portrayal of war. A great sonnet of tribute for all vets of all wars-thank you
This here is a fantastic sonnet with a very strong message indeed. Beautifully written. Great tribute to the many heroes. Thank you.
A lovely tribute to all Martyrs who sacrificed their lives for our day today. We are always indebted to those great Souls! Very Good poem.
My sincere gratitude to all those you have sacrificed their beautiful tomorrow for granting me today's pleasure of being! War is no good and never a better and is all a worse yet we are behind it! Iamazing read by you dear Sir!
Reading this sonnet I remembered my days when I was of 18 years of age and started to served in Indian Air Force Truth you have written here in India If a soldier is dead the will make politics but no help martyr rituals what they performed is showy excellently you brought the feelings here A warm Salute to you sir May God bless you and do such work to guide and to know those who cant realize I am not only in indebted to you but whole lot I lost many friends at the age 21/22 years thank 10
On the fiery edge of youth They are sent as sacrificial pawns And when war beckons there is no excuse Of not having lived on colorful lawns.... Very Good poem Sir and keep on at it....
it reminds me a poem FUTILITY. i read it when i was in std. viii. after that i m reading this poem. so many decades have passed i can feel the aroma herein. lovely write sir. regards
an excellent one Sir........the last two lines are truly captivating and touching our hearts!
Every war takes toll of the young. There are those who did not marry and those just married, all with a whole life ahead. They gave up their tomorrow for our today. Beautiful sonnet expressing our gratitude to them. Thank you.
The War claimed many lives and still we did not learn much from it. The terror of the 2nd War added to the woes of the past next. But the way the first world war stands for the glorification of true heros, the second world war could not except that it united the Axis member nations. A good write Mr David Wood.
Young men who had never even tasted marital bliss had to go to the war front at the call of duty and they fell dead fighting for their country. All their dreams were burnt and we fail in honouring these martyrs! A poem, reminding us how we are indebted to those great souls! !
great write on a very important subject. our veterans deserve the respect of their country.
I am remembering and recollecting the song In Flanders Field
A great poem, no one should ever forget what we owe our war hero's went through.
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7/21/2025 10:58:34 AM # 1.0.0
This is a poignant verse, I understand the effort required to compose words about those pure spirits who merely battled to protect their land or obeyed the orders of those tyrants who were merciless and murderers of humanity.