Above And Beyond The Call Of Duty For Jt Ellison Poem by ivor or ivor.e hogg

Above and beyond the call of duty

Do Roman ghosts still guard the wall?
Far from their homelands in the sun.
I wonder if they thought at all.
They would remain their duty done.

As corpses in cold northern clay
or dreamt that they would return home.
In triumph on some distant day
to a well earned heroes welcome.

Sometimes when the blue twilight fall
I sit enrapt in reverie
and fancy that I hear their calls.
Although there’s nothing I can see.

Though one or two claim they can see
the roman sentries on patrol.
Along the wall quite frequently.
A sad parade of earth bound souls.

Who died too quick to understand
that they were dead their spirits free.
So they obey the last command
still do their duty faithfully.

Do Roman ghost still guard the walls?
I cannot answer honestly
I only know when twilight falls.
I think they might quite possibly

.15-Jul-08
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