THE BOMB THAT DIDN'T EXPLODE

 

It’s still remembered today

The bomb that didn’t explode

That crashed through the church ceiling

During the Second World War

Sparing some three hundred lives

 

A replica may be seen

Here in the vestry corner

At St Mary’s in Mosta

With photos of the soldiers

Called to make the real bomb safe

 

And despite votive candles

That burn so brightly before

Impressive religious art

It’s the empty bomb casing

That attracts most attention

 

A better symbol perhaps

Of our vulnerability

And the unpredictable

Nature of God’s mercy.