DELUGE.

Gun Flash, Issue XII, 20 March 1943, Page 4

DELUGE.

How I hate this bleeding Island And new I hate it more For a clear week and a few odd hour It* s done nothing else but pour Yes terday it rained in bucketfulls' Last night in cats and dogs And blast me, this morning "if I didn’t awake To tho weird croaking of frogs. The dire tale of the downpour last night In our memories will over abide The Sergeants, at two, awoke in a fright And thought they’d been caught in the tide Shorty then rushed, tho S.M. to wake And the shout went up ”show a light But Horrie* s first thought as the scene ho surveyed Was where the hell is my pipe.

They dived and splashed and paddled And searched all over the place And when they eventually found it It was drooping from our Horrie’ s face In bathing suits wo firstly arrayed While they decided what action to take Then armed with' picks and soup spoons We made a direct attack on the lake Norrie went out to reconnoitre To. 'plan the drain’s course so ho said His firs t great find was a 8..... big hole when he fell into it over his head The gun park suffered accordingly The machine gun pit looked like a moat ‘ When deciding the best way to rescue the gun Wally said” What about Banksie*s boat?” Tho this episode has its funny ide On one thing I* ll bet a crown When skies are watery you* not hear the cry n Hughie, send hop down”.