"Seeing it Through"

SEEING IT THROUGH / Thank you, fire fighters, harness your hoses, Busy at your pumps, or patiently at play. Once upon a time we used to throw you roses: You don't see quite such a cloud of them today. Some of us remember the blitz and the burning, The black-faced force in the red and the blue, St. Paul's in peril and the Hun returning, The tanks all dry and the night half through. When they sound the sirens, some of us are sleeping, Some of us turn over, some of us complain, But you are on the job still, we are in your keeping, And one fine night we'll be glad of you again."

Poem by A. P. Herbert expresses gratitude to firefighters for their bravery and dedicated service during the Blitz in London.

Artist: Eric Henri Kennington

Printer: The Baynard Press

Material: Linen backed on acid-free canvas

Condition: Good; please note the restoration in different sections of the page.

All sizes are approximate.