At Burgos
July 5, 2023Amours de Voyage, Canto II
July 5, 2023Political Intelligence
Nobody said Apples for nearly a minute
I thought I should die.
Finally, though, the second sardine,
from the end, on the left,
converted a try.
(It brought down the house.
The noise was terrific.
I dropped my glass eye.)
Meanwhile Mr BaIdwin
managed to make himself heard.
He looked sad
but with characteristic aplomb said
keep calm there is no cause for alarm.
Two soldiers’ crutches had sexual intercourse
on the spot with a little bit of fluff
from a lint bandage in the firing chamber
of a 12 inch gun.
People agreed not to notice.
The band played a little bit louder.
It was all very British.
Arthur James Marshall Smith
Arthur James Marshall Smith (1879-1949) was an English poet and critic. He was associated with the Georgian poets, a group of poets who wrote in a traditional style during the early 20th century. Some of his notable works include "The Shell" (1916) and "The City of Love" (1917).