Le Voyage Magnifique

We Must Remember

Eighty years ago, we took a mighty blow
which struck our nation to its very core.
We must remember that dark December
and what the enemy had in store.

The evil they revealed against our shield
awakened sleeping giant with its roar.
Their sneak attack brought a lot of flack
when Yamamoto's fleet sailed from distant shore.

Unfortunately, freedom is not free.
We paid a heavy price in that war.
We must remember that dark December
and what the enemy had in store.

Notes ▼

1. The Triquatrain form of poetry contains an intriguing blend of internal and end rhyming, as described and demonstrated in the following link: http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/triquatrain.html .

2. Yamamoto: https://www.britannica.com/summary/Yamamoto-Isoroku .