A soldier’s life’s a mother’s cross.
The throb of drums, the pulse of feet,
The storm of bombs, the filthy dross
Of dug-out cells, the awful stench
Of poison gas . . . . . . a gloried feat?
His soul, a gun; her heart, a tench.
A soldier’s life’s a mother’s cross.
Evelyn Coffey
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