As part of our topic work on the Second World War we have been writing poetry. Some of us chose to write about the Coventry Blitz in memory of the 75th anniversary of Moonlight Sonata. We tried to imagine how people might have felt during the shocking night of November 14th 1940.
Coventry Blitz
Just another day,
Everyone happy,
Working, playing,
Getting on with their ordinary lives in the city
Settling down for bed; wardens walking calmly down the street.
BANG!
Everyone confused; we are not a target.
BANG!
Then it became a reality.
This was real.
Air sirens, screaming, shouting,
Planes up high, flying all around,
Bombs, grenades, every kind of weapon,
Enemies watching over us.
Now we remember what they did for us,
To be alive today, they ended the terrible ongoing war.
We must now remember them for what they did for us.
Thank you
Thank you.
MC
Red Sky at night, Germans’ time to fly
Germans are coming,
Brits get ready.
They’re kitted up,
But they’re going down.
Germans drop lives,
Brits save lives,
Six days gone.
Cathedral long gone.
Germans wrecked our hope,
Brits stay positive,
Trying not to give up.
Churchill, help us!
JL