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Alteham Buried Treasure Great Court King John's Walk The Tarn Dhillons M.P.S. Water Trough Eltham Churchyard Two Into One With a Smile St. Barnabas Seven Years Old Ernest Vengance Weapon No. 1 Ridgebrook Terrace Ancient History My My Greenwich Park Row Cutty Sark ThamesBarrier |
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When the doodlebug went bang And all the world was dark, When the dust and sound had settled, And silent dogs, frightened, bark, When streaming light invades the tomb, When panic rush for blue sky room, When breath explodes in shrieking scream, We emerged, cement streaked grey, To shattered world on summers day. Saturday lunchtime, Wimbledon treat, Of strawberries luscious, and double whipped cream, Left uneaten at ram jet roar Now crushed beneath a splintered beam. Upstairs curtains, still on coiled wire, Flutter on this flameless pyre, Family heirlooms broadcast Birdbrook, And gardens gooseberries, ready to eat, Are broken, bleeding, at my feet. Soldiers and the Civil Defence Clear debried road, infill the crater, Children, quiet, as adults stand tense, Watch wounded, found, and bodies, later. When sunshine rays begin to fade And empty stomachs protest, The homeless wind their weary way To Briset school for food, and rest. 32 BIRDBROOK ROAD 1.7.44 |