Thursday, May 5, 2011

A Sing-Song Comments

Rating: 3.2

I. THE COMMAND

To his crack army corps, 'twas the Kaiser who spoke :
By Bavarians bold must the British be broke.
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Jessie Pope
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Dr Antony Theodore 19 December 2020

So fill up your cups with Bavarian beer, Of contemptible armies the road you must clear. Then go for the British and show me some sport Wipe them out of existence, and send your report.' a very fine poem. tony

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Adeeb Alfateh 20 July 2019

We met, 'Twas in a crowd, And we thought they would shun us. We stormed; They would not budge, But they started to gun us. They charged, We did not wait, There was no time to potter. We thought We were hot stuff, But the Tommies were hotter. great poem great expression great 10++++++++++++++++++

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Ratnakar Mandlik 20 July 2019

The anguish of the retreating soldier from war over the imprudently imposed war amazingly portrayed. A well deserved classic poem.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 20 July 2019

We're nabbed; They've got us tight, And we're sadder and wiser, And you Are the cause Of this anguish, my Kaiser.'....impressive concluding. A beautiful poem by Jessie Pope is amazingly shared here.

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Edward Kofi Louis 20 July 2019

" Wipe them out of existence" ! 'They started to gun us'! ! ! ! ! ! **** Hatred and war will never bring us peace. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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