Paul Warren Poet Ballad

The Battle of Brisbane

I was talking with an Aunt
Who was in the Australian Army Nursing Service
She remembered being in a movie theatre
In Brisbane during World War 2
When Australia was full of allied servicemen 

In the movie being shown
One of the male characters asked the question
“Has anyone seen my sister?”
From the audience of the theatre
Came the following reply
“She’s probably out with a yank!”

What happened after that
Was what the newspapers called
“The Battle of Brisbane”
Where Australian servicemen and American servicemen
Did a battle of fisticuffs on the street.

© Paul Warren Poetry

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