D-Day Remembered, Poem by Beatrice Daily Huser

In this D-Day anniversary poem, Bea Huser reflects on the conflicting emotions of war, circa 1994.

Pictures crowd the T.V. screenblack and white coloured
I see your faceboys in watercrawling sandwounded stretchers
Is that your face?Chretian Clinton Queenfly-pass grave-stonesBeny-sur-Mer
Is that your name?veterans medals ribbonseyes rheumy wrinklestears
That’s not your faceyour face - -forever young boyish tannedhaunting dreams
Your face