THERE they go marching all in step so gay!
Smooth-cheeked and golden, food for shells and guns.
Blithely they go as to a wedding day,
The mothers' sons.
The drab street stares to see them row on row
On the high tram-tops, singing like the lark.
Too careless-gay for courage, singing they go
Into the dark.
With tin whistles, mouth-organs, any noise,
They pipe the way to glory and the grave;
Foolish and young, the gay and golden boys
Love cannot save.
High heart! High courage! The poor girls they kissed
Run with them : they shall kiss no more, alas!
Out of the mist they stepped-into the mist
Singing they pass.
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sickness in tha poem. bare mrs taylor...sickness GCSE....BRAP BRAP BRAP! :)
From guest KIRAN + RAVI
THIS POEM ITSELF IS HIGHLY GOOD AND IT BRINGS SWEETNESS 2 MY EARS.
KIRAN MAHEY, 15 + RAVI SINGH, 16
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Poor
A mother's perspective that doesn't glorify or criticise war, rather it is the boys that are "foolish and young".
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