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Born in June 27, 1883 / Died in March 8, 1929 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Studdert Kennedy Geoffrey Anketell

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Indifference

... e and left the streets without a soul to see,And Jesus crouched against a wall and cried for Calvary ...

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Missing -- Believed Killed: On reading a Mother's letter

... to keep one thing, The joy light in his eyes:God has not even let her know Where his dead body lies ...

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A Scrap of Paper

... Just a little scrap of paper In a yellow envelope,And the whole world is a ruin, Even Hope. ...

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The Secret

... been and got ye, And ye 'ave to stick the pain,If ye 'aven't got a fag on, Why it 'urts as bad again ...

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The Spirit

... battered trenches,Are like the bloody butchers' benches,And the air is thick with stenches, Carry on ...

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To Stretcher Bearers

... , stretcher-case, boys,Bring him aht a cup o' tea!Inasmuch as ye have done itYe have done it unto Me ...

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War

... There's a proud and tearless woman,Seeing pictures in the fire ...

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What's the Good?

... When they grows up British men,'Cause we tamed the Prussian tyrant, And brought Peace to earth again ...

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Woodbine Willie

... ymbol Of unpaid -- unpayable debt,For the men to whom I owed God's Peace, I put off with a cigarette ...