Long Airmen Poems

I have been instructed to release the following
manuscript on the death of my client
Mr John Phillips. Who was a former officer in the Royal Air Force.

Mr P.J .Carruthers.  LLB.
Solicitor for estates and wills.
London.
16th February...

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>I must be honest, being new to this poetry, I do not understand half the terms describing types of poems, hence you will see a lot of, ' I do not know,'   At...

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The mission had been a close run thing
The Japanese had thrown up quite a sting
They had sent up their fighter planes
And the anti-aircraft fire like leaden rain

The other aircraft in Bombing Six
Had been carved up...

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Land of the free
Home of the slaves
The blood, sweat and tears of my ancestors resonate
Amongst the soil where they were slain
I’m hearing their struggle
I’m feeling their pain
I can’t imagine being forced to part from my...

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Sunderland N for Nuts 461 Squadron
Sunderland fought alone the Battle Of Biscay in.1943
Big old seaplane Sunderland, fought in the Battle Of Biscay
Had 4 engines, would she float, would German cannon make her pay?
Aussies put in...

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I want to lead you to safety like Harriet Tubman,
While we are on our way,
I want to stop traffic like Garrett Morgan,
Before we get there, 
I want to right all wrongs like Supreme Court Justice...

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(N.A.A.F.I.  =  universal store, found on
every British military base)

On some bleak airfield on some Cambridge fen 
(that awful winter - 'forty-seven, I think) 
my mother, novice servicewoman then, 

crossed parade-ground like a skating...

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Brave men brought together
To fly the bombers
To hamper the power
 
Enlistment their will 
To serve the free
All humble men 
As history will see
 
Hearts shaking
On this white knuckle ride
Hero's them all
Side by side
 
Outbound flights
Planes...

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Patriots are called upon to serve this nation in so many ways;
Soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, each deserving praise.
Yet, there is a group who seldom get the praise they deserve;
They are the spouses, kids and parents,...

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Microlight


When they appeared, we were like, “What …the?” motorcycles
dangling from multi-coloured wings, animated comic book scene
blond wisps racing at leisure in deliberate mid-morning breeze
rainbow spectrum gone haywire, in the azure June sky
they were flaunting metallics,...

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Young men since ancient times have the battle borne,
Rushing to meet the foe at the sounding of the horn.
Though arrow and bomb will sorely add to their distress:
"I will say to the Lord, He is...

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God forbid i ever tell on my friends 
God forbid I ever betray my country men

As aesthetic as the gas-mask
Dressed for work, dressed for success
As alien embryos thrive inside glass tubes
101 psychological tactics classified welcome...

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Holding on to my Nan’s hand, we walked around the lake
The snow was deep all around and there were kids tying on skates
My Nan squeezed my hand and we set off to the little wooden...

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IF ever I had a country : L - LI

			L

IF ever I had even in my dreams a country
And if ever I dreamt I were the Minister of Defence
I'd order every single soldier airman sailor...

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World wars 1 and 2
The wars to end all wars
But for some, they couldn't fight for the country 
Because of the color of their skin 

They weren't wanted 

Even though they could enlist 
Segregation ran...

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If you look behind his story 
there’s a woman you will find.
Not in the struggle for the glory
but with a duty on her mind.

Now meet The Women of Tuskegee.
Tuskegee Airmen they are named.
Lost within the...

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We left the barracks in mid-March,
With snow still on the ground,
Drove two days across the border,
To participate in a multi-national event,
Commemorating the World War II atrocities,
The Japanese called Death Marches.
Our soldiers, sailors, and airmen,
Were marched...

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(Veterans Day 2009)

Side by side, they stood at attention,
facing the American flag, 
former Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines.
Not one muscle twitched, nor eye blinked
as the 3rd Grader stepped to the microphone.

"Because of you, I am...

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I remember the night
some time ago 
that we were happy
my brother was coming home

I remember that he said 
that he'll be back some day
well that day has came
and I can no longer wait. 

but I...

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Dedicated to the Red Tails/Tuskegee Airmen

They said that this was all in err,
at governmental pleasure.
But you took on a challenged dare
cause flyboys dream in azure.

They said the colored man can’t use
the white machinery.
But your intelligence...

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Yes there are

The teacher who cares

The fireman who dares

The police who simply just do

The nurse who won't tire for you

Yes there are

The vet who burns the night light

The doctor who makes it right

The carer who's...

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