poetrygarden

  Ten million men went to war in world war two. Thousands of women  normolly expected to stay at home and cook and clean for there husbands as soon as there children were School age went to work in industry they were very much like single parants of today having to be mother and father to there children and keep things together. The highlight would be a letter from there husband  they could share with the other women at work to give them all hopes that there men would all come home safe. But many got letters to tell them there man would not becoming home or that he would be coming home in a wooden box.

 Many lived for today and grabbed every opportunity to have affairs with available men not careing anymore about tomorrow, they danced  as bombs fell through the night stopping only when the bombs got too close for comfort, then went on dancing. 

 People were closer, familys stayed together, mothers and fathers,grandparants often lived in the same street, there was more companionship than there is now. People shared and cared more for each other.                       ____________________________________________

               Brave you were every one and your spirits they live on. by gentine.