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FLIGHT SURGEON'S LAMENT I'm one who wears amongst other things A staff with some snakes and a pair of wings. And one who swore that he would be Physician by the Oath of Hippocrates. I sympathize and say how sad Of those who are sick and are going mad. And tenderly I treat the hand That just got caught in the bolt of a Garand. By virtue of my Corps insignia I even console one with "Pilot Fatigue." But curses on thee, young and old Who come to me with a common cold. I'd tell them were I not so meek To keep on blowing and come back in a week. - ANONYMOUS |
"I'M OBFUSCATED" Where I should be so elated But instead I'm mitigated Over here I'm antiquated To tell the truth "I'm Obfuscated." Here in India I awaited Peace, but I got agitated With facts so unenumerated I don't know why "I'm Obfuscated." Maybe I should have propitiated For my thoughts so uneducated But then I would be prevaricated When at the moment "I'm Obfuscated." What is this phrase "I'm Obfuscated?" Maybe I should have elucidated But even if I expostulated That wouldn't explain, "I'm Obfuscated." - CORP. HENRY W. ASHER, JR. |
THAT'S WHERE INDIA BEGINS
Where the heat is a little dryer Where the gun is a little higher Where the hotels are a little colder And the buildings are a little older- That's where India begins. Where the 'cycles are a little rustier Where the trains are a little dustier Where the cows are a little holier And the desert is a little rollier- That's where India begins. Where the bazaars are a little gaudier Where the rich are a little haughtier Where the magazines are a little naughtier And the gharrywallahs are a little bawdier- That's where India begins. Where the nights are a little quieter Where the moon is a little whiter Where the handclasp is a little brighter- And the future is a little brighter That's where India begins. - SGT. HARRY A SKVIRSKY |
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