D-Day is here, D-Day! - Judgment Day!
“Americans have landed on the ground,”
The mothers wake up in the dark and pray
and listen to the furious breakers’ sound.

Small children are awakened: “Gretchen! Hans!
The parents whisper, holding tight their hands,
“Americans have landed and advance
The have arrived - and soon will cover France.”

“Let’s pray to God on high they will succeed!
For Normandy is strongly fortified,
Who knows what the Almighty has decreed,
But daybreak will expose them to the light“

Its dark, but armies have a way to spread,
They come in little boats and come in swarms,
By unseen and supernal forces led,
That launch them forth from overpowering arms..

A loitering beach bum saw them jump off-board,
Big ships into the raging German sea,
Plop!plop! - it's Operation Overlord!
Sent out by God to set all Europe free.

They come, advance, but lo! no flack,- how strange!
They duck, crawl, leap off-board relentlessly,,
To soon take step-by-step the soil of France,
But may do battle first in Normandy.

Dunkirk is burning, - so the neighbors say,
Odd foot prints mark their dreary beaches' sand,
And Berlin is in utter disarray,
The day of reckoning seems round the bend.

D-Day has dawned, at last - when monsters shall
Pay the high price for their monstrosity,
Through Operation Overlord when hell
Holds jaws agape to suck up infamy.

Praise the Almighty Lord in one accord
Who uses soldiers as His instrument
In awesome Operation Overlord
To save the European Continent.



Bow to the hero soldiers that set free
Lo! sixty years ago, as they do now,
Redeeming nations from foul tyranny
And sacrifice their lives,- bow low, bow low!

The Lord is with them 'mongst the fireballs,
While they the monsters and the ghouls defy,
Despite some sated frowning Cardinals
'Cause soldiers are the apple of His eye.

May they be blessed, forever, highly blessed
For sacrifice supreme in battle hot,
Our soldiers are this nation‘s pride and best,
They move and touch the very heart of God.

© Elizabeth Dandy

June 6th 1944 Invasion of Normandy
Anniversary of D-day - Operation Overlord.

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D-Day - OPERATION OVERLORD Contributed by Elizabeth_Dandy on Monday, 7th June 2004 @ 09:57:02 AM in AEST Topic: war D-Day is here, D-Day! - Judgment Day! “Americans have landed on the ground,” The mothers wake up in the dark and pray and listen to the furious breakers’ sound. Small children are awakened: “Gretchen! Hans! The parents whisper, holding tight their hands, “Americans have landed and advance The have arrived - and soon will cover France.” “Let’s pray to God on high they will succeed! For Normandy is strongly fortified, Who knows what the Almighty has decreed, But daybreak will expose them to the light“ Its dark, but armies have a way to spread, They come in little boats and come in swarms, By unseen and supernal forces led, That launch them forth from overpowering arms.. A loitering beach bum saw them jump off-board, Big ships into the raging German sea, Plop!plop! - it's Operation Overlord! Sent out by God to set all Europe free. They come, advance, but lo! no flack,- how strange! They duck, crawl, leap off-board relentlessly,, To soon take step-by-step the soil of France, But may do battle first in Normandy. Dunkirk is burning, - so the neighbors say, Odd foot prints mark their dreary beaches' sand, And Berlin is in utter disarray, The day of reckoning seems round the bend. D-Day has dawned, at last - when monsters shall Pay the high price for their monstrosity, Through Operation Overlord when hell Holds jaws agape to suck up infamy. Praise the Almighty Lord in one accord Who uses soldiers as His instrument In awesome Operation Overlord To save the European Continent. Bow to the hero soldiers that set free Lo! sixty years ago, as they do now, Redeeming nations from foul tyranny And sacrifice their lives,- bow low, bow low! The Lord is with them 'mongst the fireballs, While they the monsters and the ghouls defy, Despite some sated frowning Cardinals 'Cause soldiers are the apple of His eye. May they be blessed, forever, highly blessed For sacrifice supreme in battle hot, Our soldiers are this nation‘s pride and best, They move and touch the very heart of God. © Elizabeth Dandy June 6th 1944 Invasion of Normandy Anniversary of D-day - Operation Overlord. Copyright © Elizabeth_Dandy ... [ 2004-06-07 09:57:02] (Date/Time posted on site) Advertisments: Previous Posted Poem         | |         Next Posted Poem

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Re: D-Day - OPERATION OVERLORD (User Rating: 1 ) by lovingcritters on Wednesday, 9th June 2004 @ 05:39:10 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Dear ED, When I read this marvelous poem of yours, I send you a bouquet of roses.....I can see the time and thought that you put into it......A piece of your heart.......and it shows dear Elizabeth, it shows. Thank you so much for sharing all your hard work and intelligence with us. Brave strong words.....spoken Oh So Well. Poetic hugs consue

Re: D-Day - OPERATION OVERLORD (User Rating: 1 ) by Sinned on Wednesday, 17th August 2005 @ 09:26:47 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Elizabeth This was such a massive landing and "bless our soldiers". So many men & boys gave their lives for freedom to once again enter Europe. Thousands of the wounded came home only to suffer until their dieing day. "I know as I had an uncle badly wounded from that landing" Wounded three times he suffered throught his life. Too many do not know how much this generation suffered. May God "Bless" all soldiers who fought and suffered back then "and now" and those lucky enought to return home normaly",but were any normal after that. Engish,Canadian,American and even the Germans who mistakenly had to fight for their homeland. A wonderful tribute A sad yet beautiful poem Sinned