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_O German mother dreaming by the fire_, _While you are knitting socks to send your son_ _His face is trodden deeper in the mud_. OH GERMAN MOTHER DREAMING BY THE FIRE WHILE YOU ARE KNITTING SOCKS TO SEND YOUR SON HIS FACE IS TRODDEN DEEPER IN THE MUD
y bolt across the Rhine." I watched them toddle through the door-- These impotent old friends of mine. "BLIGHTERS" The House is crammed: tier beyond tier they grin And cackle at the Show, while prancing ranks Of harlots shrill the chorus, drunk with din; "We're sure the Kaiser loves the dear old Tanks!" I'd like to see a Tank come down the stalls, Lurching to rag-time tunes, or "Home, sweet Home,"-- And there'd be no more jokes in Music-halls To mock the riddled corpses round Bapaume. GLORY OF WOMEN You love us when we're heroes, home on leave, Or wounded in a mentionable place. You worship decorations; you believe That chivalry redeems the war's disgrace. You make us shells. You listen with delight, By tales of dirt and danger fondly thrilled. You crown our distant ardours while we fight, And mourn our laurelled memories when we're killed. You can't believe that British troops "retire" When hell's last horror breaks them, and they run, Trampling the terrible corpses--blind with blood.  SECTION THIRTY SIX OF THE WAR POEMS OF SIGHFRID SASSOON BY SIGSOON READ FOR LIBERVOX DATOR BY MARK HISSOHN GLORY OF WOMEN YOU LOVE US WHEN WE'RE HEROES HOME ON LEAVE OR WOUNDED IN A MENTIONABLE PLACE YOU WORSHIP DECORATIONS YOU BELIEVE THAT CHIVALRY REDEEMS THE WAR'S DISGRACE YOU MAKE US SHELLS YOU LISTEN WITH DELIGHT BY TALES OF DIRT AND DANGER FONDLY THRILLED YOU CROWN OUR DISTANT ARDORS WHILE WE FIGHT AND MOURN OUR LAUREL MEMORIES WHEN WE'RE KILLED YOU CAN'T BELIEVE THAT BRITISH TROOPS RETIRE WHEN HELL'S LAST HORROR BREAKS THEM AND THEY RUN TRAMPLING THE TERRIBLE CORPSES BLIND WITH BLOOD
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