Sunday Poetry: Leon Adams Sherbrooke

Tea at Olivier's


We shall have tea at Olivier's and eat

patisserie francaise

served by a waitress

in blue dress,

white apron, and

white cap.



We shall sip hot tea

and chat about

the battle of Britain,

the latest German move,

our men,

our lovers,

and our hopes.



We shall drink tea

while bombs tear out the hearts

of twisted men;

we shall eat

patisserie francaise

while they are tasting

Death.


Leon Adams
Sherbrooke, Quebec, 29 November 1940.


(Published at War Poetry.)