Bikini To Peace (Two Piece!)
Forty five long years ago
I marched from Aldermaston.
My teenage rage inflamed by
bomb tests in the air.
MAD was what we fought against
and madness ruled the world.
The milk was full of strontium
and Cuba bristled nukes.
o0-0o
That stronty ninetium
does no good to your tum.
o0-0o
JFK, the poster boy, faced down
the missile threat.
He took the world
right to the edge
while playing Monroe's bed.
The human race survived that day
to claim a peaceful earth.
Polaris is a shining star,
not a spike of death.
Trident just a mythic fork,
cruise a well earned rest.
Mutual destruction
is assured for nukes and war.
Peace is our one demand.
Peace we will stand for.
o0-0o
Men and women stand together.
Do not heed the men of war.
Make your minds up now or never,
ban the bomb for evermore.
Pete Crompton
Sun 15th Feb 2009 13:07
Great.
I recall you telling me of the march to Aldermaston
Polaris is a shining star, not a spike of death.
- well thats superb.
Cuba bristled nukes - another classic
this is a subject close to my heart
enjoyed your take on it
I think you could have a version 2, a longer version for us real Nuke freaks!
Super, opens up the MAD debate too
I was / am very interested in the particualr technical details of our deterrent (me being a technician), the PROJECT CHEVALINE was very interesting, as was the VULCAN bomber tactics/phiosophies of pilots, all interesting stuff
I like you JFK poster boy too.
I think that the poem raises the issues and could easily be extended in to a full blown political piece
maybe a project for later Malcolm?
super
thanks for posting