You may have seen on the news tonight that it is 20 years since the Hillsborough Disaster, where so many were killed in that dreadful crush.

Shortly after this happened a book of poems and dedications was published in conjunction with The Star/Sheffield City Council in memory of those who died.

I was one of the people who contributed to the book (under my pen name of Rosemary Gordon), and I thought it only right to honour those who died, by sharing my poem with you...........


IT MUST NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN

The iron gate creaks, as the mourners pass through,
The thousands of people on pligrimage who.......

Remember the many that died on that day,
Walked full of life, but were carried away......

Lifelines of injured, from our Hillsborough ground,
Of the shocked and the dazed, who stumbled around.

They remember the death toll, women and men,
Innocent children: some only ten.

They remember their families, and share in their grief,
Of death all too sudden, and life all too brief.

They remember three cities, and remember their pain,
And vow this price is not paid again.

And as they remember they each shed a tear,
One for each petal of the flowers that appear.....

In handfuls and armfuls at both football grounds,
For Anfield and Hillsborough simply resounds......

With the silence of grief too deep to express,
A nation still stunned by shock and distress.

And as the bells toll and the grieving still moan,
We pray that the dead, "Will Never Walk Alone".


By Rosemary Gordon (aka Merlina)
From the book Remember Hillsborough

That is so emotional Merlina.

I cried when I saw the news tonight and all the Liverpool fans were singing You'll Never Walk Alone.

Ive been waiting a long time to read this poem .:)

That was very moving Merl, that lovely poem must have been wrote from the bottom of your heart, thank you for sharing it.

Merlina did you write that? It is absolutely beautiful and very emotional.

I think next Wednesday ( the anniversary) they are to ring the churchbells in Sheffield, Liverpool and Nottingham for the number of people killed.

Yes, :nod: I heard that as well Pat...........told you I'd post that poem on here one day, didn't I? :)

That's lovely Merlina :cry: thank you for posting it

I've read some very hurtful things on this forum which I really wouldn't want any of the families to read, or anybody who was in the ground that day... particularly my uncles and their friends

I know they are eternally grateful to the wonderful residents of Hillsborough who opened their doors to allow football fans to phone home and let families know they were okay. It was probably the most important phonecall my gran has ever had. We tend to forget these days that mobile phones were virtually non-existent then - and all lines between the two cities were jammed with people trying to make that same call

Yes, :nod: I heard that as well Pat...........told you I'd post that poem on here one day, didn't I? :)

I think it should be in the sports section though dont you ?:) and not in the IM Bored section

I think it should be in the sports section though dont you ?:) and not in the IM Bored section
Agreed, and consequently moved. :)

Just read this wonderful poem once again. :)

A lovely tribute Merlina-

Thank you Mr Benn, thought it was the least I could do - not bad for a blade eh?

Merlina that is lovely :cry:

I shall read this lovely poem until next Thursday, after the Anniversary of the event is over.

Shed a couple of tears misen yesterday watching football focus which was dedicated to the disaster,will no doubt shed a few more Wednesday
Cracking poem chuck,good on ya:thumbsup:

Brilliant poem, JUSTICE FOR THE 96 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thankyou Corker :thumbsup:

There was a harrowing soundbite on the radio the other day (advertising a programme to be aired re Hillsborough) in which you hear a mother saying they drove to the match with two cheerful, happy, excited teenagers in the back of the car.

That same evening, the parents drove home to Liverpool with empty backseats.

Man, I could cry at the thought.

God bless all who perished and those who lost loved ones. They'll never walk alone...,

At the time of the disaster I was working in Liverpool with scores of staunch Liverpool supporters. They knew I was an Owls supporter and I felt uncomfortable going in to work the following Monday. I needn't have worried - I never encountered any animosity regarding Hillsborough/Sheffield police or anything to do with the incident. All the Liverpudlians were just united in their grief and didn't waste time on recriminations etc. It was a truly terrible day and the poem posted earlier sums it up very well indeed.

Thank you Sheffield.




(an LFC fan)

Just bringing this wonderful poem to the top today on the 20th.Anniversary of The Hillsborough Disaster.

At the time of the disaster I was working in Liverpool with scores of staunch Liverpool supporters. They knew I was an Owls supporter and I felt uncomfortable going in to work the following Monday. I needn't have worried - I never encountered any animosity regarding Hillsborough/Sheffield police or anything to do with the incident. All the Liverpudlians were just united in their grief and didn't waste time on recriminations etc. It was a truly terrible day and the poem posted earlier sums it up very well indeed.

Thank you Mike, I hope I did them justice :|

At the time of the disaster I was working in Liverpool with scores of staunch Liverpool supporters. They knew I was an Owls supporter and I felt uncomfortable going in to work the following Monday. I needn't have worried - I never encountered any animosity regarding Hillsborough/Sheffield police or anything to do with the incident. All the Liverpudlians were just united in their grief and didn't waste time on recriminations etc. It was a truly terrible day and the poem posted earlier sums it up very well indeed.

You are so right m8, i was lucky enough to go to Stamford Bridge last night to witness the best ever game to date in my life.
As you say Liverpool are United in grief and when i spoke to Liverpool fans and i said i was a Wednesday fan they welcomed me with open arms outside a pub in Chelsea, i went to lay a few red carnations today not on the memorial but outsie the Leppings Lane.
I was only a lad when it happened but i feel it almost my duty to say how i feel, i love football as a whole and what happened there was a tradegy for our game and peoples familys in general and will hopefully never be seen
again.
It affected our generation of life!!!!

You may have seen on the news tonight that it is 20 years since the Hillsborough Disaster, where so many were killed in that dreadful crush.

Shortly after this happened a book of poems and dedications was published in conjunction with The Star/Sheffield City Council in memory of those who died.

I was one of the people who contributed to the book (under my pen name of Rosemary Gordon), and I thought it only right to honour those who died, by sharing my poem with you...........


IT MUST NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN

The iron gate creaks, as the mourners pass through,
The thousands of people on pligrimage who.......

Remember the many that died on that day,
Walked full of life, but were carried away......

Lifelines of injured, from our Hillsborough ground,
Of the shocked and the dazed, who stumbled around.

They remember the death toll, women and men,
Innocent children: some only ten.

They remember their families, and share in their grief,
Of death all too sudden, and life all too brief.

They remember three cities, and remember their pain,
And vow this price is not paid again.

And as they remember they each shed a tear,
One for each petal of the flowers that appear.....

In handfuls and armfuls at both football grounds,
For Anfield and Hillsborough simply resounds......

With the silence of grief too deep to express,
A nation still stunned by shock and distress.

And as the bells toll and the grieving still moan,
We pray that the dead, "Will Never Walk Alone".


By Rosemary Gordon (aka Merlina)
From the book Remember Hillsborough

The day is now over so one last look.:|

Bringing this forward.........'cause someone asked about it!

And she still can't find it? :hihi:

She's just found it and had to wipe a tear away before she could type this. It's a poem written from the heart. I'm glad that I found it.