Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPHS OF THE WAR, 1914-18: A DRIFTER OFF TARENTUM, by RUDYARD KIPLING Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: He from the wind-bitten north with ship and companions descended Last Line: In flame and a clamorous breath known to the eye-pecking gulls. Subject(s): World War I; First World War | ||||||||
He from the wind-bitten North with ship and companions descended. Searching for eggs of death spawned by invisible hulls. Many he found and drew forth. Of a sudden the fishery ended In flame and a clamorous breath known to the eye-pecking gulls. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...D'ANNUNZIO by ERNEST HEMINGWAY 1915: THE TRENCHES by CONRAD AIKEN TO OUR PRESIDENT by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE HORSES by KATHARINE LEE BATES CHILDREN OF THE WAR by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE U-BOAT CREWS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE RED CROSS NURSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES WAR PROFITS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE UNCHANGEABLE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN FUZZY-WUZZY' (SOUDAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE) by RUDYARD KIPLING |
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