Norman Davey

“Jef Leempoels – Canal in Flanders”

“Gunboat Mary Rose, Officer R.n.v.r. and Crew. Ravines, Furnes Canal”

“Canal at La Bassee, showing destroyed bridge”

“He was concerned now more with livelihood than with life: Goddess, Planet or Mortal, he had no longer any thought of {{smallcaps|Venus}}.”

“By the canal in Flanders I watched a barge’s prow Creep slowly past the poplar-trees; and there I made a vow That when these wars are over and I am home at last However much I travel I shall not travel fast. Horses and cars and yachts and planes: I’ve no more use for such; For in three years of war’s alarms I’ve hurried far too much; And now I dream of something sure, silent and slow and large; So when the War is over — why, I mean to buy a barge.”

“By Charing Cross in London Town There runs a road of high renown, Where antique books are ranged on shelves As dark and dusty as themselves. {{pb}} And many booklovers have spent Their substance there with great content, And vexed their wives and filled their homes With faded prints and massive tomes.”

“Far beneath where our airmen fly, Slowly the Garrison guns go by. Breaking through bramble and thorn and gorse Towed by engines or dragged by horse,      The great guns,      The late guns,    That slowly rumble up To enable Messrs. {{smallcaps|Vickers}} to converse with Messrs. {{smallcaps|Krupp}}.”