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Dunkirk Duty. Done.

Wayne Blair 1951 (London)

Free verse
Bit choppy tonight
Little twenty four footer
Takes the shakes.
PM’s call
Admiral’s too.
What might civvies do?

Thousands of our boys
Stuck.
Nazi pinched.
French shoreline?
Messerschmitts just come
Down on our bigger boats.
We use the swarm technique
Little craft.
Confuses predators.
Same with small frier fish.
Zebras.
Our litta flotilla.
Will have the day.
Anchors away! Now, pray.
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Written on March 24, 2023

Submitted by dougb.19255 on March 24, 2023

Modified on April 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXAA XXXXXXXXXXXXBB
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 388
Words 75
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 14
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Wayne Blair

Born in London. Graduated law 1976 Practised eleven years, Married Hilary 1974 Two kids Lauren 1980 And Jordan 1987. Business failed 1987. Moved not knowing whither. Happy hills of Waterloo Region. Mennonite Country. Thirty four years in Industry. No complaints. Poet, photographer, nature hiker. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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