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When the war came Narrative and songs

All Posts A children's A to Z of Poetry (21) Abbey Music (11) Children's poetry (37) Life and Work (21) Poems about Childhood (12) Song Lyrics (34) South Africa (4) The World (33) Uncategorized (45) When the war came Narrative and songs (6) Written on Water Songs (6)

calendar_today March 26, 2018 schedule 3 min read

Children's poetry

When the war came: Movement 6: Home.

This the shortest segment, as of course it would be. Again, the music here carries the emotion. And we get to know who the narrator...

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calendar_today March 26, 2018 schedule 5 min read

Children's poetry

When the War Came: Movement 5: War

What is completely missing in this segment, really, is the fighting. I simply couldn't find a way to describe it. I wrote a poem about...

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calendar_today March 26, 2018 schedule 6 min read

Children's poetry

When the War came: Movement 4: Dispatches

There had to be a movement for letters home. Those heartbreaking letters from the line , often by people who had never written them before;...

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calendar_today March 25, 2018 schedule 7 min read

Children's poetry

When the War came.. Movement 3: Going to War

This is self-explanatory really. I wanted to capture the apprehension and fear and excitement which might have swept the village after war was declared; the...

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calendar_today March 25, 2018 schedule 3 min read

Abbey Music

When the war came: Movement 2: Work

I didn't want to paint a picture of pre-war England as too idyllic; I'm sure life in a small village like this was pretty tough....

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calendar_today March 24, 2018 schedule 6 min read

Abbey Music

When the War Came

I've decided to publish in this blog the full narration and lyrics of the song cycle we are in the process of writing for the...

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