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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MACHINE-GUNS, by RICHARD ALDINGTON Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Gold flashes in the dark | |||
Gold flashes in the dark, And on the road Each side, behind, in front of us, Gold sparks Where the fierce bullets strike the stones. In a near shell-hole lies a wounded man, The stretcher-bearers bending over him; And at our feet Cower shrinkingly against the ground Dark shadowy forms of men. Only we two stand upright; All differences of life and character smoothed out And nothing left Save that one foolish tie of caste That will not let us shrink. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM by RICHARD ALDINGTON IN THE TRENCHES by RICHARD ALDINGTON VICARIOUS ATONEMENT by RICHARD ALDINGTON IMAGES: 1 by RICHARD ALDINGTON IMAGES: 2 by RICHARD ALDINGTON IMAGES: 3 by RICHARD ALDINGTON IMAGES: 4 by RICHARD ALDINGTON IMAGES: 5 by RICHARD ALDINGTON IMAGES: 6 by RICHARD ALDINGTON |
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