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moonlight sonata |
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jb |
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Dec 24, 06 - 11:48 PM |
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moonlight sonata
in november 14 1940 500 planes of the the german
luftwaffe bombed coventry city center-.their code name
for this operation was moonlight sonata-.edna viner
was an off duty probationary nurse.
moonlight sonata
a lovely starry moonlit night
with extra incandescent light
parachutes with chandelier flares
edna viner sits and stares
alighting from a city bus
bemused and blinking- what’s the fuss
air raid sirens howled and moaned
“I bet it’s birmingham she groaned”
“not here I hope- it’s my night out
my one and only drinking bout
then calling in to see her friend
her leisure time- soon to end.
at once the symphony began
coventry reacts to hitler’s plan
incendiary bombs clatter down
like christmas lights all around
buckets of sand douse the flames
ladies help in human chains
searchlights probed the sky around
fire engines bells resound
the sharp bark of bofor guns
the glistening sweat of coventrys sons
high explosive bombs thud down
to shake the heart of this boom town
fire watchers on roof tops high
silhouetted against the sky
buildings seem to leave the.ground
bricks and mortar spewed around.
the old cathedral gets it next
as if deserved of no respect
high explosive bombs come first
then when the lofty steeple bursts
showers of incendiaries fall all round
o dear god the very ground
just one great wall of searing fire
for any inside- a funeral pyre
cov and warwicks hospital now.
all the staff survived somehow
they worked all night and did their best
still 520 were laid to rest.JB |
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