~SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND~

Somewhere in springtime England,

the women watched and prayed ~

for a husband or a son to come

stumbling home in a parade.

Somewhere deep in England,

there was even laughter

before and during War-time

and in the blessed "After".

Deprivation, hunger,

rationing, and  air raid

when the neighbors died,

She was too stunned to be afraid

and rarely ever cried...

and finally, some woman must

have screamed

from very deep inside

Snuff out the candles!!

I cannot breathe ~~

Throw the blackout curtains wide!!

© Christina 8-04

'White Cliffs of Dover' by Harry Todd ~ http://gitpicker.com