Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SOLDIER SONG (6), by ANONYMOUS First Line: "there's a long, long trace awinding" Last Line: "she's goin' to rock, by heck" Subject(s): Army Life; Drills & Minor Tactics | ||||||||
There's a long, long trace awinding Around the hocks of my team The martingale is missing And the left brake beam. I've got the collar round his quarters Got the crupper round his neck And it all looks damn peculiar but She's goin' to roll, by heck! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NIGHT PIECE FOR MY TWENTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY by JOHN CIARDI VISIBILITY ZERO by JOHN CIARDI GOOD-BYE, WENDOVER; GOOD-BYE, MOUNTAIN HOME by RANDALL JARRELL SOLDIER (T.P.) by RANDALL JARRELL TRANSIENT BARRACKS by RANDALL JARRELL MONDAY MORNING REVEILLE by JOHN CIARDI TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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