War - Ww1 - The Victory Roll Poem by Paul Warren

Fighter pilots who on returning to their base
Would fly over the airfield in a flying grace
As they were young men who lived on the edge
To show off to their squadron they would pledge

A victory roll over flying over the airfield runways
To show that they had downed an enemy in their display
It was pure show off for these pilots flying in the sky
They were banned because of the danger on the fly.

© Paul Warren Poetry