Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

SOLDIER (T.P.) by RANDALL JARRELL

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHEN THE RUNNER'S WHISTLE LIGHTS THE LAST MILES OF DARKNESS
Last Line: As the leaf chars or is kindled, as the bough burns
Subject(s): ARMY LIFE; WAR; DRILLS & MINOR TACTICS;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/99369/19430902.txt?sequence=2&isAllowed=y


Home: PoetryExplorer.net