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Fall of Baghdad (1917)

Run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Come now lad, bring us the tea, aint got all day

RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHERE'S YOUR SAVAGE GOD NOW?!

RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CAN'T EVEN USE YOUR DAMNED RAILS BLOODY SAVAGE!!!

Well, Run my Ottoman Fancy!!!

RUN!RABBIT!RUN!!

pass us a biscuit and the rifle lad, me Ottoman Fancy is ready!

RUN!!!!!!!

Only one empire's flag will wave this day,

RUN!!!!!!

First you, my fancy

RUN!!!!!!

than the rest of the ranks.................
































'Ohh look at his head,

you got him Sargent.'

Author's Note

Ignore anything you might think is wrong cause you in the end the effect is what counts.

Reviews

[Allen Whitt]

A dramatic poem that grabs the reader from the first line. The breaks and the pace are terrific. Even your exclamation marks. I think it reveals just enough of the historical context to be understandable, yet it does retain a touch of mystery and speaks of lost kingdoms.

[Muse]

Okay so I'll fuffing run! Yes I'm reading this again...just cause....it's so much fun to run run run! lol

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Interesting...

[MoriartyMesa]

I know it seems kind of boring, but i have a lot of thoughts on what might come across a soldiers mind.

[Robbie~xoxo~]

Intense piece... Dramatic words scream within the exclamations. The music lends an energetic and eerie tone as well. This is an intriguing write!

[MoriartyMesa]

I just hope the music wasn't too much, but f**k. its MOTORHEAD, WHO DOESNT LOVE LEMMY? LOL

[Pax]

mysterious and emotional. even the title is mysterious.

[Deandra Dawn]

You definitely do intrigue me...call me yours, your words always stick with me and leave me speechless.

[Leslie Philibert]

Very visual poem with a lot of action.Don`t know what the title means, I look that up, run rabbit run is the title of song popular in the UK during the first World War, so that fits, the poem looks I think at the conflicts in Iraq at that time. A good reason for checking the history - an interesting, somewhat enigmatic work.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for the good music and amazing poetry. I like the strength in the emotion and the decisions to be made in this poem. Thank you for a excellent poem.
Coyote

[Kaylor Mason]

Interesting. These guys English?

[MoriartyMesa]

yea that was sort of a last minute thought before writing.

[Gypsy Dreamer]

... and effective it is! Wow, I was right there with these guys! Down to earth and real. I felt it. Wonderful write.

[Muse]

the only thing that come to mind....is RUN FOREST RUN! Lol...on a serious note, you put a creative spin an a unique subject matter. Well done my friend.