HE seemed so certain 'all was going well', As he discussed the glorious time he'd had While visiting the trenches. 'One can tell You've gathered big impressions!' grinned the lad Who'd been severely wounded in the back In some wiped-out impossible Attack. 'Impressions? Yes, most vivid! I am writing A little book called Europe on the Rack, Based on notes made while witnessing the fighting. I hope I've caught the feeling of "the Line", And the amazing spirit of the troops. By Jove, those flying-chaps of ours are fine! I watched one daring beggar looping loops, Soaring and diving like some bird of prey. And through it all I felt that splendour shine Which makes us win.' The soldier sipped his wine. 'Ah, yes, but it's the Press that leads the way!' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BLACK MONKEY by KATHERINE MANSFIELD OCTAVES: 15 by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE BAT by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON DEAD COW FARM by ROBERT RANKE GRAVES THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW (SEPTEMBER 25, 1857) by ROBERT TRAILL SPENCE LOWELL A DEDICATION by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG |