"That just reminds me of a yarn," he said;
And look for the body of Lofty Lane
He had a thousand yarns inside his head.
They waited for him, ready with their mirth
And creeping smiles, - then suddenly turned pale,
Grew still, and gazed upon the earth.
They heard no tale. No further word was said.
And with his untold fun,
Half leaning on his gun,
They left him - dead.
In a published book
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Check out the Bio.
Gellert served, in 1915, for 9 weeks in Gallipoli before he contracted Dysentery and was sent to Malta to recover. It was while in hospital that he wrote a lot of his War Poetry, ‘Jester in the Trench’ being one of them. There is a very factual biography for this poet, check it out, you would have learned the answer to your question and possibly something new along the way.
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