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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 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
 FATHERS Snug at the club two fathers sat, Gross, goggle-eyed, and full of chat. One of them said; "My eldest lad Writes cheery letters from Bagdad. But Arthur's getting all the fun At Arras with his nine-inch gun." "Yes," wheezed the other, "that's the luck! My boy's quite broken-hearted, stuck In England training all this year. Still, if there's truth in what we hear, The Huns intend to ask for more Before they 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.  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
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