Second World War

by

Joyce Hemsley

Memory lane forever leads back to those
desperate years when days were so black;
sirens were sounding and people were scared,
to their shelters they fled when war was declared.

British cities were bombed; buildings fell to the ground.
Destruction was rife, stones and bricks all around;
theatres and churches - little was spared.
in those terrible raids after war was declared.

Brave men on the home-front gave of their all to
bring food, drink and shelter and answer each call;
families made homeless with dearest ones dead
was a pitiful sight, with streams of tears shed.

There seemed no ending, the war just raged free,
killings at home and ships lost at sea -
millions of comrades lost their lives in the fight,
Oh, never again must we face such a plight.

But after five years in battle, victory came fast
and the scourge of hostility ended at last.
Britons and G.I's were Victory Day mad...
revelling and dancing; the scene was quite sad!

As Victory night passed, and daylight broke through,
a new life began, and peace dawned anew.
We must never forget the multitude who died -
they fought for our country, and so turned the tied.

From armed conflict to peace - that is how it must stay.
Thank Heaven for the glory of that eighth day in May.

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