Tik, Johnnie! - by
Allah Dad and Hira Singh,
/ You and I fought for the King!
/ Hajal Moka, Suba Khan,
/ You stood with us, man to man…
Allah Dad and Hira Singh,
/ You and I fought for the King!
/ Hajal Moka, Suba Khan,
/ You stood with us, man to man…
Home Thoughts from the Jungle, 1917
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/ April in the Jungle: hot weather comes…
Cavernous – and empty now – / no shouts of dockers, / no barefoot women shovelling / molasses – it…
Lord, Thou hast made this world below the shadow of a dream,
/ An’, taught by time, I tak’ it so…
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