Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FISH-OF-WAR, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS



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First Line: Have you heard of the wonderful fish-of-war
Last Line: It's rather a game for fish!
Subject(s): Submarines; Submarine Warfare; U-boats


Have you heard of the wonderful fish-of-war,
The marvellous submarine?
It's a demon, a fighter, a conqueror,
Our most malicious machine.
The man-of-war is a proud affair,
A creature of fire and steel,
And he gives himself a terrible air
As his crashing cannons peal.
But down in the water still and sly
Dark shadows craftily slip,
And -- piff! -- the vault of the mocking sky
Is filled with the shattered ship.
Ah, men-of-war, did you haughtily say --
The saying born of the wish --
That war is a game for men to play?
It's rather a game for fish!





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