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David McDonald

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in Forres, The United Kingdom

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http://wwwasoldierspoemscouk-david.blogspot.com/

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Poetry, Literature & Fiction

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"I have written all my life in one way or another, my passion for poetry has never waned and it is my greatest passion still. A wasted youth and an Eighteen year Military career gave me a dearth of material and emotion on which to draw. I am disabled both Physically and Emotionally and that impedes my work, a restricted short term memory does cause difficulties and my grammar suffers for it, indeed I try to draw strength from it. Having written Six books of poetry dealing with Military life my romanticised soul is now free (well sort of) to indulge and I am writing with other passionate emotions of Love, Lust and Life, I have also begun writing Novels wh ...more

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	Enlightenment (The Magic Man #1) 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Heart Without Words 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	There Are No Unwounded Soldiers (A Soldier's Poems, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I never raised my son to be a soldier (a soldiers poems Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Every Soldier Needs a Soul it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emotions in Motion it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peltar and the Rainbow Knight it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Century it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Great War in Verse 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Soldier's Poems (3 books)
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“Words in a poem are like petals on a flower, only together, in the right position, at the right time are they seen as they should be.”
― David McDonald

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“A Queens Shilling

A Queens shilling taken in faith, service given without question
Comrades fallen in foreign fields, now I return home again
Parades and medals a countries thanks, crowds cheering looks of respect
Now I sit upon a cold pavement, broken and lost a victim of neglect”
― David McDonald

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“That we have ignored the lessons of modern war poetry speaks volumes to the lack of concern for that which we do not endure.”
― David McDonald

tags: modern-war-poets

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