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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COLONEL MIDDLETON, by PETER JAMES ULISSE
First Line: At west point I was near the top of my class
Last Line: Where sandbags and footlockers %line the four walls %and my .38 caliber lies %loaded in my bed
Subject(s): U.s. - Military Academy; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
First Line: At west point I was near the top of my class
Last Line: Where sandbags and footlockers %line the four walls %and my .38 caliber lies %loaded in my bed
Subject(s): U.s. - Military Academy; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
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