Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Protest


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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