Poem For V.E. Day Poem by John Carter Brown
Poem For V.E. Day
Victory in Europe
Fifty years ago;
To some it doesn't mean a thing,
It happened long ago.
It's just a thing they talk about,
Those old men down the street;
Todays kids cannot understand,
They never felt the heat.
They never knew the torment,
The heartache, pain and death;
They've never seen a soldier
That's fighting for his breath.
The victory in Europe
Was certainly hard won
For who lost a brother,
A father or a son;
For men who gave the ultimate
Upon some foreign land;
A poppy for a head-stone
Now growing in the sand.
This victory in Europe
About which now I write,
It made me free,
I'm glad I didn't have to go and fight.
I'm thankful that those old men,
The ones still living yet
Keep talking of V.E. day,
And won't let us forget.
Written May 1995
Thank you for writing this poem, it is the only one I've found that both celebrates the 70th anniversary and explains the sacrifice made.
Thank you for your comments on my poems. Will you give me permission to use this poem in a segment of a concert a youth group, to which I am involved, is putting on?
With the current brutal war going on in Ukraine, it's a pity that mankind has not learned much from WWII. Your insightful rendition is good reminder of that. Thanks for sharing and do remain enriched.
Please may I have your permission to read out your poem for V.E. day?
Hi, May I have permission to use this poem at a the 'VE75 celebration in the town of Hedon.
Hi, could we use this poem in a charity event where donations will go to Help for Heroes charity please?
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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As one of those veterans I greatly appreciate this.Touchingly penned- moving and so true and ever so long ago.Would you read my poem Before The Next Bomb Falls Here is a 10