Joyce’s hand inches inexorably to departure
the curious soothing hum of rocket engines lying horizontal
a heartbeat of anticipation, new lives, a new world departing, an old world closing.
Whilst we have, as a nation, and as a group of nations around the world and within the Commonwealth, acknowledged our gratitude in commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944, it is imperative that we remember our present armed forces