We Can’t Imagine

This poignant poem was written by Teresa Harrison-Best to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings on 6th June 1944 .. both her father and father-in-law fought in the war …

We can’t imagine

We can’t imagine what you thought

whilst waiting there to sail.

We can’t imagine what you feared

if D-day were to fail.

We can’t imagine what you felt

as nature showed her rage.

We can’t imagine what you said

before the great rampage.

We can’t imagine what you saw

as comrades fell and died.

We can’t imagine how you mourn

with the knowledge you survived.

We can’t imagine the horror that was

landing on the beach.

We can’t imagine the longest day

and the freedom you sought to reach.

But we can remember you.

© Te Harrison-Best

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Teresa H-B

Happily married with three grown up children. Proud grandmother to six and enjoying every minute. I had my first book published several years ago called Catawall, fluent in feline. Recently I had a children's book published, Mackerel and the Jolly Daisy, scourge of the high seas, published by i2i Publishing, I am a prolific writer about many things and often post on both my own FB page and the FB page for Catawall. I am a great advocate for animals and anyone less fortunate than myself.

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