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A tail is told by men, with rapture in their gaze, a time when defeat had come, when all they could do was pray.
When your heart has given up, on all you dreamed could come, think of the spirit of the 'little' men that salvaged their nations:
'Little ships sail serene
Unsure of their arrival
Spirited compassion calls
Surmounting for survival
Shore they left, in certain
Peril, focused on their stretch
Flotillas on their voyage
Men marooned, they go to fetch
In lifeless shielding shadows
Screeching sounds from overhead
Sending shivers through their souls
Conscious, of their dead
On forging, into fog
A vital undertaking
Facing not their welfare first
Their breathe, perhaps forsaking
Trawling through the water
Mimic ants on their last march
Nearing close upon the shore
Unto, fearful crowds so vast
Back, forth, firth to ocean
Accruing their outgoings
Adulating, men embrace
Cherub ships, with angel wings
Little ships, departing
Some, not incoming, alas
Valour not of men of war,
Merely, lesser folk like us'
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The 'Miracle of the little ships', a prominent British memory:
Described as 'One of the greatest military disasters' by Winston Churchill, this remarkable deed, placed in history, and the hearts of people, as a miracle. Over eight hundred civilian ships set sail on the 26 of May 1940, for the beaches of Dunkirk (France) from the shores of England, to rescue allied forces trapped by German soldiers. Many soldiers stayed in water, shoulder deep, for hours, waiting to board.
German ground forces were kept on the outskirts of Dunkirk, with air raids limited by heavy cloud until the early hours of 3 June 1940.
Some surmise strategy or coincidence, allowed for the evacuation, others, one would imagine in particular, the 338 226 soldiers that were rescued in nine days, by the extraordinary 'little' men on little ships, surmise Gods hand.
Referred to later as a 'Miracle of deliverance' by Churchill, it is common for 'Dunkirk spirit' to be referred to, in situations, where the odds are stacked against one, and sheer determination, and faith ensues.
Psalm 91
"He who dwells in the shelter
of the most High
will rest in the shadow of
the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, 'He is
my refuge and my
fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.'
Surely he will save you from
the fowler's snare
and from the deadly
pestilence.
He will cover you with His
feathers,
and under His wings you
will find refuge;
His faithfulness will be your
shield and rampart.
You will not fear the terror of
night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks
in the darkness
nor the plague that
destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your
side,
ten thousand at your right
hand
but it will not come near
you.
You will only observe with
your eyes
and see the punishment of
the wicked.
If you make the Most High
your dwelling -
even the Lord, who is my
Refuge -
then no harm will befall
you,
no disaster will come near
your tent.
for He will command His
angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their
hands,
so that you will not strike
your foot against a
stone.
You will tread upon the lion
and the cobra;
you will trample the great
lion and serpent.
'Because he loves me,' says
the Lord, 'I will rescue
him;
I will protect him, for he
acknowledges my name.
he will call upon me, and I
will answer him;
I will be with him in
trouble,
I will deliver him and
honour him.
With long life will I satisfy
him
and show him my salvation.'"
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