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O sir, that Christian men should come to that!" THE ONE LEGGED MAN Propped on a stick he viewed the August weald; Squat orchard trees and oasts with painted cowls; A homely, tangled hedge, a corn stooked field, With sound of barking dogs and farmyard fowls. And he'd come home again to find it more Desirable than ever it was before. UN READ FOR LIBERVOX DAT ORG BY MARK HISSONG THE ONE LEGGED MAN PROPPED ON A STICK HE VIEWED THE AUGUST WIELD SQUAT ORCHARD TREES AND OATHS WITH PAINTED COWS A HOMELY TANGLED HEDGE A CORN STICKED FIELD WITH SOUND OF BARKING DOGS AND FARMYARD FOWLS AND HE'D COME HOME AGAIN TO FIND IT MORE DESIRABLE THAN EVER IT WAS BEFORE
ese I trust; Brother Lead and Sister Steel. To his blind power I make appeal; I guard her beauty clean from rust. He spins and burns and loves the air, And splits a skull to win my praise; But up the nobly marching days She glitters naked, cold and fair. Sweet Sister, grant your soldier this; That in good fury he may feel The body where he sets his heel Quail from your downward darting kiss. THE TOMBSTONE-MAKER He primmed his loose red mouth, and leaned his head Against a sorrowing angel's breast, and said: "You'd think so much bereavement would have made Unusual big demands upon my trade. The War comes cruel hard on some poor folk-- Unless the fighting, stops I'll soon be broke." He eyed the Cemetery across the road-- "There's scores of bodies out abroad, this while, That should be here by rights; they little know'd How they'd get buried in such wretched style." I told him, with a sympathetic grin, That Germans boil dead soldiers down for fat; And he was horrified. "What shameful sin!  SECTION FORTY FIVE OF THE WAR POEMS OF SIGSOON BY SIG
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