Henry Reed Tomorrow Poems
- 1. Returning Of Issue
Tomorrow will be your last day here. Someone is speaking:
A familiar voice, speaking again at all of us.
And beyond the windowsâ?? it is inside now, and autumnâ??
On a wind growing daily harsher, small things to the earth
... - 2. Lessons Of The War
To Alan Mitchell
Vixi duellis nuper idoneus
Et militavi non sine gloria
... - 3. Unarmed Combat
In due course of course you will all be issued with
Your proper issue; but until tomorrow,
You can hardly be said to need it; and until that time,
We shall have unarmed combat. I shall teach you.
... - 4. Naming Of Parts
Today we have naming of parts. Yesterday,
We had daily cleaning. And tomorrow morning,
We shall have what to do after firing. But today,
Today we have naming of parts. Japonica
... - 5. A Map Of Verona
Quelle belle heure, quels bons bras
me rendront ces régions d'où mes
sommeils et mes moindres mouvements?
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