“In my grandmother's house there was always chicken soup And talk of the old country--mud and boards, Poverty, The snow falling down and necks of lovers.” CountryFallHousePovertyLoversEatingDown AndSnowBoardsNecksGrandmotherChickensSoupMudMy GrandmotherFalling DownSnow FallingChicken Soup Book:The Owner of the House: New Collected Poems, 1940-2001 Source: The Owner of the House: New Collected Poems, 1940-2001
“Being shelled is the main work of an infantry soldier, which no one talks about. Everyone has his own way of going about it. In general, it means lying face down and contracting your body into as small a space as possible.” WayMeanWarBodyFacesLyingSpaceDown AndSoldierYour BodyGreat WarInfantryContracting Author:Louis Simpson
