The Troop Ship

Item

Title

Description

Grotesque and queerly huddled
Contortionists to twist
The sleepy soul to a sleep,
We lie all sorts of ways
And cannot sleep.
The wet wind is so cold,
And the lurching men so careless,
That, should you drop to a doze,
Winds' fumble or men's feet
Are on your face.

Identifier

3297.txt

Creator

Rosenberg, Isaac (1890-1918)

Date

1977

Date Created

1977-01-01

Temporal Coverage

1977-12-31

Type

Poem

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive

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