The Soldier Mood - by
We were eating chip potatoes underneath the April stars
/ That glittered coldly and aloof from earth and earthly wars;
/ We were three…
duty
The night is darkening round me - by
The night is darkening round me,
/ The wild winds coldly blow;
/ But a tyrant spell has bound me,
/ And I cannot, cannot go.
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/ The…
Stanzas - by
When a man hath no freedom to fight for at home, / Let him combat for that of his neighbours.
The Release - by
The scaffolding has gone. The sky is there! hard cold high clear and blue.
/ Clanking poles and thudding planks were the…
Threshold - by
Our strength is our difference. / Dinny fear it. Dinny caw canny. …
West Away - by
Home Thoughts from the Jungle, 1917
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/ April in the Jungle: hot weather comes…
Lest… - by
‘They make so little difference, the brass, / the tears. Can’t you leave us be?’
/ …
In Flanders Fields - by
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
/ Between the crosses, row on row,
/ That mark our place; and…
A Sough o’ War - by
The corn was turnin’, hairst was near,
/ But lang afore the scythes could start
/ A sough o’…
Warning - by
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
/ With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
/ And…