{"id":4487,"date":"2018-11-20T19:34:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T19:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/?p=4487"},"modified":"2018-11-20T19:34:37","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T19:34:37","slug":"the-river-somme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/?p=4487","title":{"rendered":"The River Somme"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The River Somme.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Is it in Kent? Somebody said?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0No, it\u2019s in France, its full of the dead.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Is it up north, or down in the south?<\/span><\/p>\n

No, It\u2019s a river, its wide in the mouth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is it quite young, can it grow old?<\/span><\/p>\n

No, it\u2019s fast flowing, its dashing and bold.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is it blue water, does it turn white?<\/span><\/p>\n

No, Its seen battle, its darker than night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is it meandering, maybe runs straight?<\/span><\/p>\n

No, it\u2019s in conflict, its war was called Great.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is it through low land, flat on both sides?<\/span><\/p>\n

No, it\u2019s where men died, its secret it hides.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is it still mentioned, talked of today?<\/span><\/p>\n

No, its all over, its memories are grey.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is it guide books, wrote down in French?<\/span><\/p>\n

No, it\u2019s broke both banks, it\u2019s flooded the trench.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is it for your eyes, a must to be seen?<\/span><\/p>\n

No, it\u2019s horrendous, it\u2019s no soldiers dream.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is it malignant, will it catch on?<\/span><\/p>\n

No, it\u2019s benign, it\u2019s the Somme.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Volunteer RB. <\/span><\/p>\n

Written in an English prison cell.<\/span><\/p>\n

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