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The Early Bus (Casualties of War)
A village in decline,
Where young do not come back;
The old folks keep on ageing:
This is a one-way track,
Which is not new, of course;
It was forever thus:
Tear-stained sons and daughters
Would board the early bus.
But this time gaps appear,
Whose like we never saw;
The thin supply dissolves
In casualties of war,
For boys arrive home wrapped
A...
Monday 2nd March 2026 8:32 am
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