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I abandon now
Three verses poem about fear, despair and resolution.
Transmutation
Poem abut thinking of a loved one at the end of the day.
Thought
Two verse poem about thoughts.
Hauntings
Two verse poem about things that haunt.
If I should ever die
Six verse poem of instructions should he die.
For Alan
Three verse poem with a tribute to a friend.
From a darkness
Three verse poem about dark thoughts, despair and love.
I drift within
Three verse poem about death, despair.
From Telok Pisang
Three verse poem. Malayan landscapes spur a reflection on human condition.
Sussex
Two verse poem about Sussex and love.
Poem of quietness I
Two verse poem about the countryside in Westmorland and walking.
The fens
Two verse poem.
Chess
Poem about playing chess.
In fever
Three verse poem on love conquering fever.
The fullness of living
Sub titled (a prayer before action). Four verse poem about flying and death close at hand and how beautiful was life.
Sonnet
Poem about death and afterlife.
Sonnet - to a dead poet
Poem about a friend who died too soon.
Fugue - winter
Four verse poem on winter.
Armourer
Poem about armourer loading bombs but would not be there when they were dropped.
Poem at morning
Two verse poem about morning.
This is our night
Contrasts hopelessness, loneliest and death with the joy of love.
Air raid
Two verse poem about bombing.
For C.R.W
Dedicated to C.R.W, killed March 7 1944 in an aircraft accident. Contrasts the pain of death with the serenity of afterlife.
Halifax DT546 damaged by flak, returned to Melbourne airfield
Records an incident to Squadron Leader Debenham's crew, Ronald Carpenter was the Bomb Aimer, flying 10 Squadron Halifax DT546 on 13/14 October 1942, when the aircraft was damaged by anti-aircraft fire and the flight engineer injured. It includes a…
Page of 12 Operational Training Unit's F540
One page of the operations for June 1942, records one Wellington failing to return from operation to Essen on 1/2 June. It also records two Wellingtons successfully attacking Bremen on 25/26 June, one of them was captained by Flight Lieutenant…