'Tyne Cot' by Jan Theuninck

Jan Theuninck (born 7 June 1954), is a Belgian painter and poet. Although born in Zonnebeke, Belgium,and a native speaker of Dutch, he also writes in French and English. His painting is abstract, falling somewhere between minimalism and monochrome expressionism. His work in both media is guided by his social and political convictions, dealing with topics such as colonialism old and new, mass and society, and pacifism.

Tyne Cot

when you left

for the front

you were

living heroes

and now

you are on top

of the hill

where only

poppies

blow...

‘Harp’ by Mathew John Davies

Matthew John Davies is a writer from Brisbane, Australia. He has been
published in Cottonmouth, Page Seventeen, Skive Magazine and Eureka
Street, as well as many journals online and off. He blogs at
http://theundersizedshadow.blogspot.com.au/

HARP

Reach for the sparrow

Avoid the shadows of commerce

Paint goodwill in forgetting

The arcane, and make flowers

Reel like harps upon the wind