OK, I was wrong. Sorry people, I forgot in rush of events what day it is today.
My apologies. Mik- On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, KF wrote: > I am assuming that was in rememberance of today... give the guy some > slack. He is paying his respects. > -KF > > > Mikhail Iakovlev wrote: > > >Why don't you guys make a new poetry mailing list? > >I don't get it how moderators passed this through.. > > > >Is someone lazy, or what? > > > >I don't want to believe that this list is starting to get spammed by > >off-topic poetry posts. It's already second one! > > > > > >Cheers, > >Mik- > > > > > > > >On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Charles Stevenson wrote: > > > >>Ah crap just one more I promise. Then I'm really going to try to > >>sleep. This one speaks truth as well: > >> > >>BURY ME WITH SOLDIERS > >> > >>I've played a lot of roles in life; > >>I've met a lot of men. > >>I've done some things I'd like to think > >>I wouldn't do again. > >> > >>And though I'm young, I'm old enough > >>To know someday I'll die, > >>And to think about what lies beyond, > >>Besides whom I would lie. > >> > >>Perhaps it doesn't matter much; > >>Still, if I had my choice, > >>I'd want a grave 'mongst soldiers when > >>At last death quells my voice. > >> > >>I'm sick of the hypocrisy > >>Of lectures of the wise. > >>I'll take the man, with all the flaws, > >>Who goes, though scared, and dies. > >> > >>The troops I knew were commonplace > >>They didn't want the war; > >>They fought because their fathers and > >>Their fathers had before. > >> > >>They cursed and killed and wept... > >>God knows They're easy to deride... > >>But bury me with men like these; > >>They faced the guns and died. > >> > >>It's funny when you think of it, > >>The way we got along. > >>We'd come from different worlds > >>To live in one no one belongs. > >> > >>I didn't even like them all; > >>I'm sure they'd all agree. > >>Yet I would give my life for them, > >>I hope some did for me. > >> > >>So bury me with soldiers, please, > >>Though much maligned they be. > >>Yes, bury me with soldiers, for > >>I miss their company. > >>We'll not soon see their likes again; > >>We've had our fill of war. > >>But bury me with men like them > >>Till someone else does more. > >> > >>-- Not sure on the author here either :( > >> > >>peace, > >>core > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > >Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
