Rhymes of a Red Cross Man by Robert W Service

Author:Robert W Service [Service, Robert W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781411437296
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Published: 2017-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

Here in the weird, death-pregnant dark,

In the devil’s pasture a stealthy ranger,

When the moon is decently hiding. Hark!

What was that? Was it just the shiver

Of an eerie wind or a clammy hand?

The rustle of grass, or the passing quiver

Of one of the ghosts of No Man’s Land?

It’s only at night when the ghosts awaken,

And gibber and whisper horrible things;

For to every foot of this God-forsaken

Zone of jeopard some horror clings.

Ugh! What was that? It felt like a jelly,

That flattish mound in the noisome grass;

You three big rats running free of its belly,

Out of my way and let me pass!

But if there’s horror, there’s beauty, wonder;

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.