We may not be able to produce our regular BE Alive magazine because of Lockdown, but our resident poet is still taking inspiration from the world around her and has sent in a poem, which we publish below:
There is a Time…………..
We live in an unpredictable world.
Despite the fonts of knowledge,
Accumulated across the centuries,
We are not Gods.
For, probably, a few years,
There have been all manner of experts
Busily involved in the mountainous task
Of paying our respects and homage
To those who made VE Day a reality.
For over five years of warfare,
So many fought against the powers
Who sought world domination.
The lives of countless numbers
Were devastated by the loss
Of possessions and homes
But, most of all, loved ones.
There are episodes in history which shine
Through the darkness of inhumanity
And against all odds,
End in hope for the future.
What joy was felt; what tales of celebration resounded,
As peace was finally declared!
For that momentous VE Day, seventy-five years ago,
In our naivety, we hoped to relive
The sense of freedom, the heartfelt rejoicing
And give thanks to the memory
Of all who made life worth living again.
How ironic that three quarters of a century later,
rising from the ashes,
The indomitable spirits
Of service, determination The peace so valiantly won,
Has been devastated by an unseen enemy.
Like the phoenix after that love
Fight on resolutely.
Seventy-five years ago we rejoiced unreservedly.
In times to come, not too distant we hope,
God willing, we shall do so again.
Eileen Murray © 8 May 2020
