by Jan Jones
Standing in Waitrose at eleven o’clock
All life suspended
One woman reaching for a steak&kidney pie
An old man gripping his wire basket
Me with my trolley as thousands of cheerful, too-fast soldiers
March before my eyes in jerky shades of grey
PALs: joining up together, fighting together
Dying together.
A village wiped out. A community blasted.
The cashiers sit down again
People move
Two minutes of life, gone in the blink of an eye.
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6 comments:
You captured just how I felt when caught up shopping on Armistice day - very moving, Jan!
Beautiful Jan.
You put it into words, so well! Beautiful, Jan!
Beautifully written. Thank you.
Lovely post. I've added it to my Remembrance Day round up on my blog..:)
Thanks, all. It is so important to remember.
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