Pupils from Largs Primary put pen to paper as they wrote about the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in poetry.
Teacher Cathy McGregor toldpupils about the historical significance of the major anniversary which was a crucial turning point in the Second World War for the Allied forces.
D-Day was the successful Allied invasion of the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
The Normandy landings made up the largest seaborne invasion in history and played a crucial role in liberating western Europe from Nazi occupation.
Read a selection of the D-Day poetry by the primary pupils below with photos from the day at the school.
Tears streak down my face
As we land in a certain place
The Nazis are here
But we’ve got our peers
It’s ok to show your fear
We're all here
Guns reload as you face your foes
It’s D-day
Bullets flying by my face
It’s such a scary place
Water flooding all around me
But look somebody's found me
They gave me courage, they took my fear
And now victory is here!
Remember The Day
Remember them forever,
Every soul you save,
Swords and guns,
Poppies and power,
Enter the world of freedom,
Caught in our destiny,
The D-Day shall NEVER be forgot!
Boats, guns, shells.
Bodies
Pools of blood
Explosions around me
My comrades fall
Planes stall
Boats sink
Loud bangs beside me
Bullets flying
My friends dying
NEVER forget us.
The day started
On beaches
Utah, Sword, Juno, Omaha, Gold
Brave soldiers
Fight for freedom
Bodies in mud
Swimming in blood
Fear
Courage
VICTORY
WE WILL REMEMBER YOU.
Brave soldiers
Fighting for years
Helping our country
So, we don't end in tears
Saving our souls
Crushing waves
The days
With no play
Flashes of death
Some survived
Thousands died
Bombs, guns, bodies, everywhere
We will remember them,
ALWAYS.
Boys leaving your families, sad tears fill your eyes,
With hope in your mind that you will survive,
In the wild of blood and evil in the black at night,
It shocks all families
Sadness and madness,
The warrior of your family trying repeatedly,
Some could not any more,
Waves crashing on the beach
Faces sad, filled with hope they do not die,
Families cry to each other for their boys,
Dads, Granddads and more,
Hope in at night that they survive,
Fear in their face if they stop, they will die,
Scared if a friend dies
You think it will be hard ... it is,
I will not forget,
I will always remember.
Brave soldiers
Fight for freedom
For their country.
Some survive
Walking in pools of blood
Wishing they could get a hug.
The lonely nights
Full of fright
They fought for us
So save your thoughts for them
They saved us.
Blood and tears dripping down
Loud bombs all around
Hitler fighting for the crown
Wild attacks we don't know from where
So dark we wait in fear
Wild waves come
Lots of ships and flashes
Blood splashing everywhere
The Nazis are here
We shall never give up
We always keep going
We keep the hope
Remember the Horrors of D-day.
Brave boys went over in boats
Landing on beaches in France
Bullets and bombs everywhere
Some came back
Broken legs
Broken arms,
Broken everything
Many NEVER came home.
We will remember
FOREVER.
Our boys die
Families cry
As bombs drop
Nothing could be worse
Than this curse of death
And wounds
Soldier march onto ships
Everyone was asked
Are you prepared to go?
No-one said “No!”
All were brave
All had courage
Nothing could stop them
They saved our lives
And sacrificed theirs
Remember them!
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