D-Day Poem by Roy Davenport

D-Day
On the 6th of June Nineteen forty four
A mighty force gathered on distant shore
Six thousand ships filled with brave men
Crossed the channel to evil that awaited them.

The world waited with baited breath
As many young men faced certain death
Onto the beaches… wave after wave
Life and limb the price they willingly paid.

From every nation where men were free
They fought and they died for liberty
They could not fail though odds were great
That many would fall at this hell's gate.

They stormed those beaches in a rain of fire
Scaling cliffs of death inching higher and higher
Though many would fall never reaching the top
But despite that cost they did not stop.

Now what power could drive these noble men
To fight when odds said they could not win
Such courage must come from a higher power
That emboldens them to fight, and never cower.

In a time like this all you can do is pray
That God hears and his angels lead the way
For surely miracles answered many a plea
On those bloody beaches of Normandy.

So today we live with a freedom bought
With a price that was paid by a victory fought.
By men with names now written on stone.
And unknown heroes who never came home.