From: misha at cerber.no (Mikhail Iakovlev)
Subject: Off Topic

OK, I was wrong. Sorry people, I forgot in rush of events what day it is 
today.

My apologies.

Mik-

On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, KF wrote:

> I am assuming that was in rememberance of today... give the guy some 
> slack. He is paying his respects.
> -KF
> 
> 
> Mikhail Iakovlev wrote:
> 
> >Why don't you guys make a new poetry mailing list?
> >I don't get it how moderators passed this through..
> >
> >Is someone lazy, or what?
> >
> >I don't want to believe that this list is starting to get spammed by 
> >off-topic poetry posts. It's already second one!
> >
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Mik-
> >
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Charles Stevenson wrote:
> >
> >>Ah crap just one more I promise. Then I'm really going to try to
> >>sleep. This one speaks truth as well:
> >>
> >>BURY ME WITH SOLDIERS
> >>
> >>I've played a lot of roles in life;
> >>I've met a lot of men.
> >>I've done some things I'd like to think
> >>I wouldn't do again.
> >>
> >>And though I'm young, I'm old enough
> >>To know someday I'll die,
> >>And to think about what lies beyond,
> >>Besides whom I would lie.
> >>
> >>Perhaps it doesn't matter much;
> >>Still, if I had my choice,
> >>I'd want a grave 'mongst soldiers when
> >>At last death quells my voice.
> >>
> >>I'm sick of the hypocrisy
> >>Of lectures of the wise.
> >>I'll take the man, with all the flaws,
> >>Who goes, though scared, and dies.
> >>
> >>The troops I knew were commonplace
> >>They didn't want the war;
> >>They fought because their fathers and
> >>Their fathers had before.
> >>
> >>They cursed and killed and wept...
> >>God knows They're easy to deride...
> >>But bury me with men like these;
> >>They faced the guns and died.
> >>
> >>It's funny when you think of it,
> >>The way we got along.
> >>We'd come from different worlds
> >>To live in one no one belongs.
> >>
> >>I didn't even like them all;
> >>I'm sure they'd all agree.
> >>Yet I would give my life for them,
> >>I hope some did for me.
> >>
> >>So bury me with soldiers, please,
> >>Though much maligned they be.
> >>Yes, bury me with soldiers, for
> >>I miss their company.
> >>We'll not soon see their likes again;
> >>We've had our fill of war.
> >>But bury me with men like them
> >>Till someone else does more.
> >>
> >>-- Not sure on the author here either :(
> >>
> >>peace,
> >>core
> >>
> >>
> >
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> 
> 
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