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I'd been on
duty from two till four.
I went and stared at the dug-out door.
Down in the frowst I heard them snore.
"Stand-to!" Somebody grunted and swore.
Meanings:
Frowst: a warm, stuffy atmosphere in a room.
Grunted: (of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural
sound.
Dawn was misty; the skies were still;
Larks were singing, discordant, shrill;
They seemed happy; but I felt ill.
Meanings:
Discordant: disagreeing or incongruous.
Shrill: (of a voice or sound)
high-pitched and piercing.
Deep in water I
splashed my way
Up the trench to our bogged front line.
Rain had fallen the whole damned night.
O Jesus, send me a wound to-day,
And I'll believe in Your bread and wine,
And get my bloody old sins washed white!
Meanings:
Bogged: be or become stuck in mud or wet ground.
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