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Patrick MacGill, 'The Star-Shell'
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duathir.livejournal.comThe Star-shell
(Loos)
A star-shell holds the sky beyond
Shell-shivered Loos, and drops
In million sparkles on a pond
That lies by Hulluch copse.
A moment's brightness in the sky,
To vanish at a breath,
And die away, as soldiers die
Upon the wastes of death.
by Patrick MacGill
The Battle of Loos, 25 September – 15 October 1915
(Loos)
A star-shell holds the sky beyond
Shell-shivered Loos, and drops
In million sparkles on a pond
That lies by Hulluch copse.
A moment's brightness in the sky,
To vanish at a breath,
And die away, as soldiers die
Upon the wastes of death.
by Patrick MacGill
The Battle of Loos, 25 September – 15 October 1915
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