Dave Timperley Poet Elegy

D Day 6th June 1944

Seventy Three years ago today,
The war in Europe turned our way.
Through the waves, they came in waves
Through the waves, young strong Braves.
Across the beaches, under some withering fire,
They were unstoppable, their mission was dire.
Taking back from the enemy, the land,
Taken by soldiers of the Fatherland.
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword,
The beaches where the Allies, of one accord,
Taken while the enemy were caught off guard.
They had fell for the ruse of another backyard.
British, American, Canadian and many more,
Surprised the enemy when they came ashore.
The battles raged, many died but none in vain,
They stopped an Evil from winning once again.

Lest we should ever forget.

© Dave Timperley  6th of June 2017

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Daniel Turner June 6, 2017 at 5:46 PM Amen, Dave! "Lest we forget"!! Dave Timperley June 7, 2017 at 1:02 PM Thank you for stopping by Daniel. Sadly many of our governments on both sides of the pond have failing memories from the way they treat our vets.