Marching-as seen from the left file
MARCHING---AS SEEN FROM THE LEFT FILE by ISAAC ROSENBERG
My eyes catch ruddy necks Sturdily pressed back,--- All a red brick moving glint. Like flaming pendulums, hands Swing across the khaki--- Mustard-coloured khaki--- To the automatic feet.
We husband the ancient glory In these bared necks and hands. Not broke is the forge of Mars; But a subtler brain beats iron To shoe the hoofs of death (Who paws dynamic air now). Blind fingers loose an iron cloud To rain immortal darkness On strong eyes.
To view other similar items in the archive click on the hyper-linked words below.
| Author | Rosenberg, Isaac (1890-1918) |
|---|---|
| Title | Marching-as seen from the left file |
| Item Date | 1977 |
| File type | Text |
| Content | Poem |
| Repository name | ProQuest |
| Repository URL | http://lion.chadwyk.co.uk |
| Copyright | The Isaac Rosenberg Literary Estate. Preliminaries and editorial matter omitted. |
| First line | My eyes catch ruddy necks |
| Publication source | The Collected Poems of Isaac Rosenberg |
| Publication editor | Bottomley, Gordon and Harding, Denys |
| Publishers | Chatto Windus Ltd. |
| Publication place | London |
| Digital repository | The First World War Poetry Digital Archive |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/3277 |
