. Poetry from The Great In-Between: Sylvia. The Fire Nurse.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Sylvia. The Fire Nurse.

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Salute.


(A warm voice whispers)


Salut Soldat (Hey soldier)


Jeremiah says it's soon your time and I should visit to prepare you to cross over


So here I am


Please forget the past for it will haunt you into Eternity in here

For when the grey smoke came

When you fell asleep while on sentry duty in Forty-Three 


With Billy Boy and Henry


While you all guarded that old hospital in war-torn France


For the Resistance and me


Drunk on moonshine while smoking 


I just held onto a soft hand as it suddenly appeared 

With a whisper saying


Sylvia

It's time to meet me

Your guardian Angel Jeremiah


As I started choking when all the German bombs started exploding


But don't forget me 

After all these years


For even though now my time is done


It's you

I still see


I miss you, so never feel guilty


And I'll always wait for you 


Standing here by this

Eternal Holy Sea


Sleep now 

My love

For I'll just return


Tomorrow morning at three am when it's your time


So we can share a new dream of a beautiful place where we first met


A unique place where we both can hold hands like we once used to do


In Calais

 

Before life killed me and we can once more walk on soft yellow beaches

Singing


Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien

For I don't regret anything


As far as our Astral Eyes can see 

For all Eternity 


(C)

Copyright John Duffy


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