Glazing Over
Clay poppies plant, for those who died
At fighting for the winning side,
Not boys, nor dupes. We much prefer
To think what sporting chaps they were;
For nations always like to play
With flower of youth, and make it clay.
Marlin Flanders
At fighting for the winning side,
Not boys, nor dupes. We much prefer
To think what sporting chaps they were;
For nations always like to play
With flower of youth, and make it clay.
Marlin Flanders
2 Comments:
At 8:09 pm ,
The Judge said...
Magnificent, especially the final couplet.
At 11:39 pm ,
Madame X said...
Nice. As we push toward the next possible European conflagration.
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