,ByJoy,whoseribbonslips,——
Buoundwithwar’shardwirewhosestakesarestrong;
Boundwiththebandageofthearmthatdrips;
Knitintheweldingoftherifle—thong。
IhaveperceivedmuchbeautyInthehoarseoathsthatkeptourcouragestraight;
Heardmusicinthesilentnessofduty;
Foundpeacewhereshell—stormsspoutedreddestspate。
Nevertheless,exceptyoushareWiththeminhellthesorrowfuldarkofhell,Whoseworldisbutthetremblingofafre,Andheavenbutasthehighwayforashell,Youshallnotheartheirmirth:
YoushallnotetothinkthemwellcontentByanyjestofmine。ThesemenareworthYourtears:Youarenoorththeirmerriment。
~November~1917。
TheShowMysoullookeddownfromavagueheighithDeath,AsunrememberinghowIroseorwhy,Andsawasadnd,weakwithsweatsofdearth,Gray,crateredliketheonwithhollowwoe,Andfittedwithgreatpocksandscabsofpques。
Acrossitsbeard,thathorrorofharshwire,Therevedthincaterpilrs,slowl玉ncoiled。
Itseemedtheypushedthemselvestobeasp露gsOfditches,wheretheywrithedandshrivelled,killed。
BythemhadslimypathsbeentrailedandscrapedRoundmyriadwartsthatmightbelittlehills。
Fromgloom’sstdregstheselong—strungcreaturescrept,Andvanishedoutofdawndownhiddenholes。
(AndsmellcameupfromthosefoulopeningsAsoutofuths,ordeepwoundsdeepening。)
Onditheringfeetupgathered,reandre,Brownstringstowardsstringsofgray,withbristlingspines,Allmigrantsfromgreenfields,intentonmire。
Thosethaeregray,ofreabundantspawns,Redontherestandatethemandwereeaten。
Isawtheirbittenbackscurve,loop,andstraighten,Iwatchedthoseagoniescurl,lift,andftten。
Whereat,interrorwhatthatsightmightmean,Ireeledandshiveredearthwardlikeafeather。
AndDeathfellwithme,likeadeepeningan。
AndHe,pickingamannerofworm,whichhalfhadhidItsbruisesintheearth,butcrawlednofurther,Showedmeitsfeet,thefeetofmanymen,Andthefresh—severedheadofit,myhead。
MentalCasesWhoarethese?Whysittheyhereinilight?
Whereforerockthey,purgatorialshadows,Droopingtonguesfromjawsthatslobtheirrelish,
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