Lawrence Hall: The 7th of June, 1944 and 1970

Sunday, June 6, 2021

Lawrence Hall

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The 7^th of June, 1944 and 1970

My father beached at Normandy on the second day

(He was okay with having missed the first)

From there through France to Belgium in the mud

For a bloody Christmas in the icy Bulge

Munich, Buchenwald, Dachau, Zwickau

For me DaNang, Saigon, Ben Luc, Moc Hoa

I met a child in a Japanese army cap

But he wouldn’t sell it. We all have history

I wish I had that Japanese army cap

And that we knew what any of this means

Lawrence Hall