Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ADMIRAL EVANS, by RUDYARD KIPLING


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First Line: Zogbaum draws with a pencil
Last Line: Than zogbaum or I could invent.
Subject(s): Evans, Robley Dunglison (1846-1912)


Zogbaum draws with a pencil,
And I do things with a pen.
And you sit up in a conning tower
Bossing eight hundred men.

Zogbaum takes care of his business
And I take care of mine.
And you take care to ten thousand tons
Sky-shooting through the brine.

Zogbaum can handle his shadows
And I can handle my style.
And you can handle a ten-inch gun
To carry seven mile.

"To him that hath shall be given."
And that's why these books are sent
To the man who had lived more stories
Than Zogbaum or I could invent.




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