Max Lancaster's poem, 'By The Sea: A War's Tale' won the Year 7 Leonardo Prize, 2013
The stars shone on the
water
As I thudded up the beach
In green and black,
A solitary spirit.
The peaceful silence was
broken,
Often by the sound of
cannons,
The tranquil waters, once
azure,
Were now tainted with a
crimson haze.
The blades of the cold
Stabbed the unfortunate
As they drowned,
A gloomy end.
Sunlight danced along the
rippling waves,
Like diamond eagles on a
sunny day,
But battleships in navy
blue
Blotted out the sun as
they came in droves.
A bloodshot trail
followed me,
Like parasites on their
host,
The swarm of landing
craft overwhelmed me,
A completely
heart-stopping sight.
They showed no mercy,
just brutality,
Slaughtering us by hand
and gun.
I am now frozen in time
on this decimated battlefield
As I lie dead on the
sand.
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