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ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

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War - Ww1 - The Last Cigarette

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He'd been out of the line
For his Blighty leave
And had marched up
To the duckboards

But before he could
Start the last trudge forward
He needed a cigarette
So he propped on his rifle

And tried to roll one out
But his hands were shaking
So much he couldn't get it done
So he picked himself up

And went forward anyway.

© Paul Warren Poetry

Paul Warren

Sunday, August 6, 2017

Topic(s) of this poem: war,courage,poem,remembrance

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I read this story in Patsy Adams-Smith, The ANZACs. This story was about a 1st AIF Sergeant who had been to the front before and so knew what it was all about. His nerves were shot but he still went forward with his platoon. Lest we forget.

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