At the Station
At the Kellerberin station dad and mum met
Love at first sight! I can’t imagine in that crowd
for the station was alive with kids 250
All tired, some running wild, some screaming loud.
Everything they owned was on the troop train
That was taking them from Perth for safety sake,
For the japs had sent 2 mini subs to Rottnest
They had been spotted from the turret at their place.
Perhaps they thought that Rottnest was a good place
To launch a Perth offensive from that isle
Or maybe they knew that Rottnest had a lunch bar
And were looking for a sandwich and an ale!
The yanks they came and said Please move the kids out
We are taking over here this very day
It’s not safe to stay your turret is a lookout
You all are going inland safe to stay.
So that’s how mum met dad ‘twas so romantic
He was there to meet the train with kids on board,
He took them to the drapers store and hostel
Where they’d stay for the duration of the war.
On holidays my parents drove here often
But always they would stop and celebrate
The day they met at Kellerberin station
For not long after that they set the date.
Bleggy