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At the crowded gangway they kissed good-bye.
He had half a mind to scold her. An officer's mother and not keep dry The epaulet on his shoulder. He had forgotten mother and fame, His mind in a blood-mist floated, But when reeling back from carnage they came, One told him: "You are promoted!" His friend smiled up from the wet red sand, The look was afar, eternal, But he tried to salute with his shattered hand: "Room now for another colonel!" Again he raged in that lurid hell Where the country he loved had thrown him. "You are promoted!" shrieked a shell. His mother would not have known him. Unsatisfied? Search for more:Other Cool Sites:Hot Arts & Stage NewsLyrics Catalogue Sound Tracks Guide Guide to Serials and Shows English Subtitles For DivX Movies Hundreds of Cooking Recipes Over 5000 Cocktails Recipes Cool Online Encyclopedia Cellulars Descriptions and Reviews Algorithms Dictionary Funny Jokes and Anecdotes. Usenet Newsgroups Reader |