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© Rachel Green December 2025
born far too late for National Service laws
never did thou serve thy country with arms
nor enlist in civic duties or a charitable cause
to keep thy country's needy safe from harm.
So why, then, when thou hearest engine drone
dost thou automatic fear a bombing run
mayhaps a legacy of childhood home
when thy father's Air Force duty had been done.
For he would duck and shy away from sight
of aeroplane within the summer blue
and though he did his best to treat thee right
thou wert left with fear of bombs from aircraft too.
Or else thy mother bequeathed to thee alone
her fear of V1 rockets hitting home.
© Rachel Green December 2025
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