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WWII MINESWEEPING
While some slept peacefully in their beds
The world was not at rest
For some had dangerous jobs to do
Thier skills put to the test

There was the job of clearing mines
We are an island nation
If ships could not land their stores
The answer was starvation

Minesweeping, just a casual word
In normal conversation
If people had known what the danger was
T'would have been a revelation

This sweeping was a continual job
Essential night and day,
To allow the convoys in and out
But what a price to pay.

Only little ships could do this job
And their losses were most high
Survivors were but just a few
No need to ask how or why

Majority were fishermen pre-war
They knew the cruel sea
Called up to crew these little ships
For some - their destiny

At Lowestoft there's a monument
On a cliff close by the sea,
With names of men and ships who were
Just blown to eternity.

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