The Star-shell (Loos) poem, by Patrick MacGill from Muse in Arms
The cover and title page of The Muse in Arms - a collection of war poems, for the most part written in the field of action by seamen, soldiers, and flying men who are serving, or have served in the Great War, with an introduction by E.B. Osborn. Also included is the poem "The Star-shell (Loos)" by Patrick MacGill from The Muse in Arms, edited by E.B. Osborn. The battle of Loos took place in 1915. 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 soldier die / Upon the wastes of death.
- In Collection:
- Call Number: D526.2 O7 1917
- 3 pages
- 50.45786, 2.79215
- World of Mary's Wedding Reminiscences of World War One
- September 22, 2011
- Migration metadata by KD.
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