Ode to the Red-legged Stranger
Artillery
Is planting daisies
Far beyond
Where lilacs grow
Lanyard’s might
Does still amaze me
And it’s more
Than I should know
Sing for me
My red-legged stranger
Pave the way
That is my path
They won’t know
Just what did hit them
All they know
Is red-leg’s wrath
Crease the wind
With thunder
And let fire
Dance like rain
Leave them gazed
And wondered
At the swiftness
Of the pain
Artillery
Is pushing daisies.
Over yon,
No lilacs be.
Red-leg’s might
Is still amazing
Lanyard’s taut
And I’m still free
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