Roger McGough

"There's the moon trying to look romantic Moon's too old that's her trouble Aren't we all?"

"Wasn't a bad party really Except for the people"

"The general at the radar screen Rubbed his hands with glee, And grinning pressed the button And started world war three."

"The general at the radar screen he should have got the sack But that wouldn't bring Three thousand million, seven hundred, and sixty-eight people back, Would it?"

"When the busstopped suddenly to avoid damaging a mother and child in the road, the younglady in the greenhat sitting opposite was thrown across me, and not being one to miss an opportunity i started to makelove"

"… i stood up and said it was a pity that the world didn't nearly end every lunchtime and that we could always pretend. …"

"When you are posthumous it is cold and dark and that is why patriots are a bit nuts in the head"

"he thinks about his journey nearly done. One day he'll clock on and never clock off or clock off and never clock on"

"there is a mushroom cloud in the back garden i did i tried to bring in the cat but it simply came to pieces in my hand i did i tried to whitewash the windows but there weren't any"