“The Landing”
cji
1/22/13
Pushing towards the beach head
departing the mother ships at sea
flares and shells exploding around
having practiced over and over
yet somehow miscalculated badly
as too far from the shore left alone
deep into the waters in full gear
some able to shed and swim
others lost in the water deep;
Now at home widows to weep
hearing over and over a hymn
comfort coming instead of fear
sixty pounds of weight as a stone
never again to see a smile sadly
far behind left the cliffs of Dover
landings in the war profound
confusion making sense flee
as the water too far over-head!
Copyright © 2013 – cji
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