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War

David Ferguson 1965 (Paisley)

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These boots on my feet
Battered and beat
They’ll march over land
To war

Polished boot cheery black
They’re starting  to crack
They’ll march  overland
To war

Battered and beat
Blistered red feet
They’ll march overland
To war

As I carry my gear
My weapon my gear
They’ll march overland
To war

I cannot escape
This hellish state
As I march overland
To war

As for the fallen
So be forgotten
No march no land
No more

About this poem

I’m an ex soldier And this is my take on going to war

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Written on May 14, 2023

Submitted by David.Ferguson.No1 on September 23, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aAbC ddbC AaBC eeBC xxbC ffbc
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 450
Words 105
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
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