Evacuees

 

From packed railway trains

they stumbled along country lanes

Clutching their gas masks and cases

often stooping to tie their laces

 

Strange faces peered from behind a net curtain

with glances that were quite uncertain

The billeting officer was highly officious

and the children somewhat mischievous

 

All were found a place to stay

because their homes were far away

The war had uprooted the whole nation

and many had found themselves at the railway station

 

Free from bombs and explosions

they sat on sofas with huge cushions

No one knew of the war´s duration

but it had caused a lot of commotion