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Sonia Esmee Florence Butt ( work in progress ) The year 2014 comes to a close Another unsung hero passed on, from a time long ago Poets free to express our thoughts Due to the bravery of Sonia D'Artrois The day was may 28, 1944 A parachute and Sonia fell from the sky Cropte, France, behind enemy lines Her code name Madeleine, terrifying times Explosives, and weapons, she understood Training the Maquis to fight, in Charnie the forest hood A woman who earned the respect of all around For she was the leader of the underground Great distances on Bicycle she would ride Courier and messenger delivering supplies Right in front of the Nazi eye They never discovered this lady, Blanche the spy! D'artois she met in the war in France Explosions of love, this great romance After D-Day, more explosions too Many a Nazi was felled in his shoes This British heroine when victory was assured Across the sea to Canada she went Married her lover Met in danger, in the resistance of France Notes Sonia d'Artois passed away on Dec 21, 2014 at the age of 90, a British woman who at a very young age joined the SOE ( Special Operations Executive ) She was parachuted behind enemy lines in France nine days before D-Day to lead a group in the french resistance (The Maquis) There she met a Canadian an officer in the Canadian army Guy d'Artois. They fell in love and later settled back in Montreal Canada.
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