A Poem Written After Standing Under The Bomb Bay Of A Vulcan Bomber

This poem was written after standing under the bomb bay doors of a Vulcan bomber, at the RAF museum, Cosford, and being totally overwhelmed.

In the initial years of the cold war. The V fleet, including the Vulcan and the Thor missile were the UK’s deterrent force helping to prevent the outbreak of a nuclear war.

In fact the Vulcan is an amazing aircraft; huge , deadly and yet so well designed it can be called a beautiful engineering triumph. It did help to keep the peace in a dangerously unstable world.

Lords Of The Air

Lords of the air

keeping the peace

when in the right hands

dread war may cease

Lords of the air

masters of war

wreaking untold damage

an end we deplore

Lords of the air

beauty unfurled

sleek, fast and deadly

when set on the world

Lords of the air

dangerous foes

you'll pray for your life

before one of those

Lords of the air

generations of peace

destructive yet docile

if warfare should cease.