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Arthy, John Leslie (Lofty)
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Beyond the Dams to the "Tirpitz"
By Alan W. Cooper
Special Boat Squadron
By Barrie Pitt
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<blockquote data-quote="climbwhenyouareready" data-source="post: 63182" data-attributes="member: 37776"><p><u>Poem to Lofty</u></p><p></p><p>Lofty, skiing swiftly down the hardened piste,</p><p>we shared the frozen morning together.</p><p>The still air, a hillside clothed in heavy drapes,</p><p>the amphitheatre to our progress.</p><p></p><p>At <em>Tanny</em>*, perched on screes above the reservoir,</p><p>we checked the guide for yesterday's routes:</p><p><em>Orang Utang</em>, that cheeky overhang,</p><p>catching us in the shadows of a Welsh evening.</p><p></p><p>"<em>Take in. But not with an Italian hitch!</em></p><p><em>What sort of a signature is that?"</em></p><p>You smile. Blue eyes, and boyish hair,</p><p>and a grin that says <em>"Your lead mate."</em></p><p></p><p>Thanks Loft. Those were good times.</p><p>Storming up the Ben on a winter's day,</p><p>food for six days, but weather for three;</p><p>retreating in Darkness to the Distillery.</p><p></p><p>* Tanygrisiau, North Wales</p><p></p><p>Written in June 1982, and shared with Tony Swierzy and Andy Baxter at that time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="climbwhenyouareready, post: 63182, member: 37776"] [U]Poem to Lofty[/U] Lofty, skiing swiftly down the hardened piste, we shared the frozen morning together. The still air, a hillside clothed in heavy drapes, the amphitheatre to our progress. At [I]Tanny[/I]*, perched on screes above the reservoir, we checked the guide for yesterday's routes: [I]Orang Utang[/I], that cheeky overhang, catching us in the shadows of a Welsh evening. "[I]Take in. But not with an Italian hitch! What sort of a signature is that?"[/I] You smile. Blue eyes, and boyish hair, and a grin that says [I]"Your lead mate."[/I] Thanks Loft. Those were good times. Storming up the Ben on a winter's day, food for six days, but weather for three; retreating in Darkness to the Distillery. * Tanygrisiau, North Wales Written in June 1982, and shared with Tony Swierzy and Andy Baxter at that time. [/QUOTE]
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