Gallipoli

• William Jones, Grade 4
• Short Story
• 2015

Cramped in boats.
Rigid with fear.
Waves lapping.
Rugged cliffs.
Waiting.

Leaping from boats,
Freezing water,
Hailing bullets,
Pounding heart,
Scrambling,
Strewn bodies.

Diving into a fox hole,
Rest.
Alive.
Miraculously survived.

Counting losses,
Unbelievable deaths,
Unthinkable grief.
Gallipoli,
A soldier’s worst nightmare.