The hurling battles of the Somme (Poetry)

Hordes of storm and splitting steel

the morbid pools of bones and blood

the hallucinant sight of skin on the trees

like drying laundry of an absence god

In the smoke, mud and fire

plays the macabre scene of death

Bodies decorated with barbwire

​parts of thousands that lay spread

Like pieces on a scattered chessboard

but no kings or queens to be seen

Justitia ripped from her scale and sword

​the perfection of a war machine

Hear the dark unfinished symphony of death

the devil's orchestra has just begon

Machine gun crescendos and burning led

The hurling battles of the Somme

Tom Bruelemans - Battlefield Photography

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About our blog

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We take you along our photographic journey through the World War battlefields in Belgium and France. 
​In remembrance of these World Wars,
​we will highlight every month a specific event, battle, region or regiment. ​​

July 2017

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In July, we honor the men who fought and died during the battle of the Somme. Follow our page on Facebook and discover how we tell the stories behind our pictures of Beaumont-Hamel, Mametz wood, Delville wood and Pozières.