1.0Discover War Poets - WW1https://warpoets.org.uk/worldwar1Helenhttps://warpoets.org.uk/worldwar1/blog/author/helen/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dAbfiSh5b6"><a href="https://warpoets.org.uk/worldwar1/blog/poem/cannon-fodder/">Cannon Fodder</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://warpoets.org.uk/worldwar1/blog/poem/cannon-fodder/embed/#?secret=dAbfiSh5b6" width="600" height="338" title="“Cannon Fodder” — Discover War Poets - WW1" data-secret="dAbfiSh5b6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Is it seven days you’ve been lying there Out in the cold, Feeling the damp, chill circlet of flesh Loosen its hold On muscles and sinews and bones, You can read the rest of the poem here http://war-poetry.livejournal.com/23503.html ‘Cannon Fodder’ (originally ‘Carrion’ but revised at his horrified parents’ request) was written in September 1917 at  Continue Reading »