Juin 44 en Cotentin

grande plage de ste Marie du mont Cotentin lieu du débarquement

Mur de l'Atlantique et ses blockaus

Lace waves
on its bared back
the beach is soft and hurtless
pulling on it
the sea rollers
as we ride up a blanket
They won't keep cold
our memories
kings can born and die
in the future
 

White balls
are bouncing lights
pushed by the children laughs
These are immensely
songs of peace
in this ambush world
Utah Beach colored
it is almost beautiful
even with its all on edge pain
 

The old requiem long shivers
always undulate on the beach
Seaweed make
chrysanthemum dreams
on the shell marble
Some ladies
go on a pilgrimage
between Sainte-Mère-Eglise
and clouds

translation by Gaby Fangazio  

le célébre clocher de Ste Mére église et son parachutiste