September 3rd 1939
Sep 2, 2018 · 2 min read
He was not that much older than you
When Chamberlain’s soft and shattered voice
Announced the for-so-long dreaded news,
The family round the wireless. Just a boy,
Not much younger than his dad had been
When he’d seen out the last one’s end,
Mopping up the mess at Gallipoli:
One I barely knew; one I never met.
Last night, while you slept, I watched The Dam Busters

