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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan 
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. There is Something odd About the happy man About to lose his arm Yet there He brightly Bandaged stands His captured German helmet on The captioned question Are we downhearted Answered with A resounding No One must imagine Being at the Somme Death the rats among Remains of men Sights the sounds The smells To share his joy As once it was At that moment To realize The doctor’s verdict Had just certified His ticket out of Hell . |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Excellent! jo |
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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan |
. Thank you This poem arose because of a picture in a book “Over the Top” by Arthur Guy Empey published in 1917 which I picked up in an antique shop outside of Waukegan, Illinois for I think a dollar Thanks again John . |
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