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TWELVE LEAD SOLDIERS
Contributed by
TREBOR
on
Wednesday, 4th January 2006 @ 11:45:07 AM in AEST
Topic:
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Twelve rusty lead soldiers lifted from the suitcase
Laid out on the well-worn bedside rug
Kept unobtrusively in a smelly margarine tub
Undiscovered before his mother's death
He walked with intent to the nearest library
Still preoccupied by thier blue breeches and red jackets
Given fresh courage by the librarian's wholesome smile
He retrieved his best linen hankerchief
No longer irritated by its foutain pen stains
He crossed the road while amber was still in view
Enticed by daring thoughts of tea and scones
He vowed to guard his treasures with more care
Hansard procedures and Wisden statistics told little of the story
Even-keeled relationships and modest annual increments
Neither young nor old,yet with some attractive traits
Pension anxiety not appropriate before the funeral rites
A final trip to South London and its Horniman museum
Greeted by earnest families and exotic instruments
Terse postcard explanations of Victorian racial categories
Served soggy pastries by a sweetheart from Zimbwawe
The unkempt undressed soldiers smelt now of decay
Promptly at eight o'clock he would wrap them in kitchen towels
The Christmas biscuit jar would be their new abode
He tossed the handkerchief from his third floor window
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TREBOR
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2006-01-04 11:45:07]
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Re: TWELVE LEAD SOLDIERS
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by dc on
Wednesday, 4th January 2006 @ 12:04:26 PM AEST
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| Wow, really nice writing. |
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Re: TWELVE LEAD SOLDIERS
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by bernard2 on
Wednesday, 4th January 2006 @ 01:35:21 PM AEST
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| Good poem but lead cannot rust my friend bernard2 |
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Re: TWELVE LEAD SOLDIERS
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by walks_in_clouds on
Wednesday, 4th January 2006 @ 09:22:36 PM AEST
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| very interesting, your use of language really helps you feel the story. |
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Re: TWELVE LEAD SOLDIERS
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by Former_Member on
Monday, 9th January 2006 @ 02:10:13 PM AEST
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| Quite what these lead soldiers mean to you,only you know.I have read this several times,it is so well written and totally fascinating. |
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