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Capital of the ruins
Of what value is freedom
When the cost of liberation
Is obliteration
Shells, husks
Kernels pop, pop, popped
Roasted, burned black.
Saint-Lô was dubbed capital of the ruins by Samuel Beckett.
Beautiful place in an unfortunately strategic spot for military conquest near Normandy.
Gauls — Romans — Saxons — Bretons — Vikings — Normans — Plantaganets — French — English — French — Germans — French
Saint-Lô is the focal point of my friend Chad’s new novel: Two Like Me and You. Most of the book is humorous, but the portions set during the war take a more serious turn.
