Kaleidoscope – the morning after - 1943
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Kaleidoscope – the morning after - 1943
Description
Five verse poem describing feelings the next morning after a harrowing night operation. Describes emotions and surprise that the crew survived.
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One typewritten sheet
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MBartlettA[Ser#-DoB]-150520-01
Transcription
ANTHONY
KALEIDOSCOPE - THE MORNING AFTER - 1943
Next morning
earth still revolving
lights before the eyes;
Fires burning in the mind,
still fully clothed
on the bed sprawled.
How did we return?
Am I still alive?
Was it Hades I watched?
Can't sleep...
Breakfast in the Mess
no-one speaks
no-one smiles;
Eight hours to forget
another nightmare
another night!
Dear God - is this real?
Anthony Bartlett
KALEIDOSCOPE - THE MORNING AFTER - 1943
Next morning
earth still revolving
lights before the eyes;
Fires burning in the mind,
still fully clothed
on the bed sprawled.
How did we return?
Am I still alive?
Was it Hades I watched?
Can't sleep...
Breakfast in the Mess
no-one speaks
no-one smiles;
Eight hours to forget
another nightmare
another night!
Dear God - is this real?
Anthony Bartlett
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Antony Bartlett, “Kaleidoscope – the morning after - 1943,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 11, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/890.
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