The Ballad of The ‘Bluebell’ (A P Herbert Poems)
(With respectful reference to the admirable exploit of PettyOfficer Alan Baker, of L .B .V. 37)The Bluebell was a lighter, ...
A P Herbert Poems on War & Peace (21 Poems)
Crossing The Road (A P Herbert Poems)
(With mild apologies to the L.P.T.B.)O silly Brown, O silly Brown,Be careful, do, in London Town.Do not attempt to cross ...
The Harbour (A P Herbert Poems)
We saw them come down the River, the comical, secret floats,Weird shapes like a madman's playthings-and what could the monsters ...
Hymn For Victory (A P Herbert Poems)
O Lord, Who saw us deep in shameFrom too much love of peace,Bless now our arms and honoured name,And let ...
‘Poor Old Britain’ (A P Herbert Poems)
Nobody's wrong but England—and England's always wrong,Too late—or else too early—too soft—or else too strong.And when for once the wide ...
To A Young Man (A P Herbert Poems)
Seneca-Solon-Caesar or Cicero-Take any old and noble name you know,Denounce the dead, spray poison in the home-You still will not ...
The Yellers (A P Herbert Poems)
You yell at everything; you yell and yell:You would be horrified if all went well.You yelled at Papandreou, worthy man,A ...
Coeur deLion (A P Herbert Poems)
I have been in France. There are some poplars still,And Norman spires unwounded on the hill:I saw the slaughtered cities ...
THANK YOU (A P Herbert Poems)
(To the Metropolitan Police)Thank you, policeman. What would London doWithout her guides, and guardians, in blue?You keep the peace, your ...
Badogliovski (A P Herbert Poems)
The war, though we dislike it quite a bit,Is sometimes laughable, you must admit.0 Lord, the lectures we have had ...
The Unlucky Dip (A P Herbert Poems)
Yes, yes, my boy, by all means train for war.Do knots and splices, morse and semaphore;And learn to drill, and ...
The Four Equalities (A P Herbert Poems)
'An equal Opportunity for all'!All right: but the advantage will be smallUnless, as well, the citizen can findEquality of Character ...
Christmas Cards (A P Herbert Poems)
1.-For Downing StreetWe do not think that everything is well,But we do know the obstacles are large;So we are worried ...
East Prussia (A P Herbert Poems)
Plod on, poor frozen Fritzes,Plod on, poor frozen frau:You who invented blitzesAre in the business now.Your Ribbentrops, your PapensGave you ...
Rocket Results (A P Herbert Poems)
So here's another of your wicked wiles-A rocket which can whizz four hundred miles?Do not suppose, if it could travel ...
Bored? (A P Herbert Poems)
Bored with the war, Sir? Weary and worn and old?May be. But be thankful you spend your nights in a ...
Let’s Face It (A P Herbert Poems)
I see a day, before we win this war,When razors — and cosmetics — are no more;When whiskered bishops will ...
The Tower Of Babble (A P Herbert Poems)
Some one in Cairo—Cairo, if you please!—Reports that Britain is arranging Peace.There's been a meeting in the Pyrenees'.(The tale's from ...
Bouquet (A P Herbert Poems)
They no not praise Sir Samuel Hoare;He's not a people's pet.For all I know, there may be moreSome other chap ...
Obviously (A P Herbert Poems)
Thus Goebbels in his Weekly Letter.The answer is, of course: 'He'd ...
‘Some Talk Of Alexander’ (A P Herbert Poems)
However big the battles nearer home,Let us remember-we have captured Rome.(A P Herbert)