The Old Rifle Range<\/b><\/p>\n
Under the towering white cliffs near the coastal village of Kingsdown in Kent one can find a derelict rifle range once used by my marines<\/p>\n
The years of disuse have taken their toll and the whole area is in a state of advanced decay<\/p>\n
I initially visited the rifle range in search of spent bullet cases but found only pebbles and many coastal flowers<\/p>\n
There were a number of rusty rails and large amounts of redundant concrete and wood<\/p>\n
I love you<\/i><\/p>\n
You once meant the whole world to me<\/i><\/p>\n
And then you left to fight in a war that nobody believed in<\/i><\/p>\n
A long sea wall which has been partially breached dominates the area<\/p>\n
It has been much decorated by chalked graffiti<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Iris Green cried here one night
\nAfter she and Pete had a big fight
\nBut she is happy and well again
\nAnd has driven the lad quite insane<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
My mate drowned whilst fishing one day
\nthey did not find him until the middle of May<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
The Sea<\/i><\/p>\n
What a terrible mistress
\nyou are you are
\nwhat a terrible mistress you are<\/i><\/p>\n
W.J Guard Man 1959<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Although nothing immediately tragic has happened in the area there is a sense of unease<\/p>\n
This can be felt even on the sunniest of days<\/p>\n
The white cliffs that dominate the skyline add to the strange atmosphere and this in turn touches the mood of desolation<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I love you<\/i><\/p>\n
You once meant the whole world to me<\/i><\/p>\n
And then you left to fight in a war that nobody believed in<\/i><\/p>\n
I will wait for you on this broken wall<\/i><\/p>\n
Pretending to fish<\/i><\/p>\n
Erect a gin advertisement on the high cliffs behind me<\/i><\/p>\n
And then I will arrange your homecoming<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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