The naked earth is warm with Spring,
And with green grass and bursting trees
Leans to the sun's gaze glorying,
And quivers in the sunny breeze;
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The poet and author Keith Douglas (died 1944) echoed Grenfell in his passion for war as catharsis and revelation. Both expressed themselves with no self pity, both captured the challenge of self examination through combat. Timeless.
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The poet and author Keith Douglas (died 1944) echoed Grenfell in his passion for war as catharsis and revelation. Both expressed themselves with no self pity, both captured the challenge of self examination through combat. Timeless.