[Vision2020] Comrades Four

[Tom Hansen]

Comrades Four

by Claude McKay

Dear comrades, my comrades,
   My heart is always true;
An’ ever an’ ever
   I shall remember you.

We all joined together,
   Together joined we four;
An’ I have been first to
   Pass t’rough the open door.

We four drilled together,
   Together drilled we all;
An’ I’ve been the first to
   Flee from the life o’ gall.

We parted, dear comrades,
   We parted all in tears,
An’ each went his own way
   To shoulder life’s sad cares.

O comrades, my comrades,
   What is de lasting gain,
But all t’rough de tempest
   A heart of unmixed pain?

My comrades, loved comrades,
   I hear your bitter cry;
But life’s pain will end, boys,
   Will end yet—by an’ by.

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Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.net

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”
- Roy E. Stolworthy
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