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David Malcolm

Fear is a Ghost in the Night Sky

February 7, 2020October 22, 2017 by David G. Malcolm

Twin Bristol engines drumming
thrumming just out of synch
rumbling through the ink black sky

A wounded Beaufighter flying home
cocoon of the returning crew
pilot and gunner stare into the murk

Do they see Death staring back?
but the …

Categories Poetry Tags Battle of Britain, Canadian, David Malcolm, WWII

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