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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FISH-OF-WAR, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography 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! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WRECK OF THE THRESHER by WILLIAM MEREDITH THE WILLIAM P. FRYE [FEBRUARY 28, 1915] by JEANNE ROBERT FOSTER THE WHITE SHIPS AND THE RED by ALFRED JOYCE KILMER MARE LIBERUM by HENRY VAN DYKE AIR: 'CAPTAIN JINKS' by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS SUBMARINE BADINAGE by BERTON BRALEY PERISCOPES by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS THE LAST DAY: A SUBMARINE JAUNT by EDWARD YOUNG (1683-1765) A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS A BELATED MEMORIAL by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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