These Fought In Any Case Poem by Ezra Pound

These Fought In Any Case

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These fought in any case,
and some believing
pro domo, in any case .....

Died some, pro patria,
walked eye-deep in hell
believing in old men's lies, then unbelieving
came home, home to a lie,
home to many deceits,
home to old lies and new infamy;
usury age-old and age-thick
and liars in public places.

Daring as never before, wastage as never before.
Young blood and high blood,
fair cheeks, and fine bodies;

fortitude as never before

frankness as never before,
disillusions as never told in the old days,
hysterias, trench confessions,
laughter out of dead bellies.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Abile 29 May 2018

One of my favourite poems.

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Sue Davies 27 May 2013

I'm stunned! ! ! First time I've ever read Ezra Pound, what an astonishingly concise and moving poet.

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