Raoul Lufbery's poems

[alex_a]

Hello guys

Does anyone know any of Raoul Lufberys poetry? The one that I am trying to find ends in, I believe is, "Glory glory, the next man to die", or something like that! I'm sure

If anyone can shed any light on this or if he wrote any others I would be happy to hear them.

Thanks

Alex.

[alex_a]

I found it at last! I quote from 'Aces High' by Alan Clarke.

It goes thus:

We meet ‘neath the sounding rafters,

The walls all around us are bare;

They echo the peals of laughter;

It seems the dead are there,

So stand by your glasses steady,

This is a world of lies.

Here’s a toast to the dead already;

Hurrah for the next man who dies.

Cut off from the land that bore us,

Betrayed by the land we find,

The good have gone before us,

And only the dull left behind.

So stand by your glasses steady,

The world is a web of lies.

Then here’s to the dead already,

And hurrah for the next man who dies.

It's actually a mess song, but none the less, a great piece of writing, summing up the feeling at the time.

Hope you like as much as I do.

Alex

[Bruce Dennis]

I am pretty sure that song was sung in a film, Dawn Patrol perhaps?

Ready for your close-up...

Bruce

[Regulus 1]

Hi,

Not one of his poems, but just Whisky and Soda :

Best from Johan