Who was the man who on that fateful day
dropped from the safety of cumulus clouds
a metal case filled to the very rim with death?
Who was the fellow piloting the Enola Gay?
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A well-characterised mini screen-play in verse, if you will, Herbert. For me, the mutating rhyme scheme adds to the sense of disgust and dismay in the poem: wanton rhyme, wanton, wicked actions.
An empathetic portrayal of a despicable act of history.
G.
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A well-characterised mini screen-play in verse, if you will, Herbert. For me, the mutating rhyme scheme adds to the sense of disgust and dismay in the poem: wanton rhyme, wanton, wicked actions. An empathetic portrayal of a despicable act of history. G.