There
came a turnaround of a few days before,
Where by
the resorts by an English sea,
Carry on
with holiday life in virtual normality.
Such
places though are not as safe as may seem,
As in a
moment a stray shell from an offshore fort,
Found its
way to damage a house in quiet Southsea.
A
practice shell at Spithead from a 6 inch gun,
Strayed
from Spithead then to ricochet into a lawn.
By luck
the owners were away, as damage was done.
All
windows were smashed and a wall blown down.
With
trees and bushes uprooted while the roof was hit,
As was
that of a neighbour - the railings were cut,
And the
gate was turned into matchwood.
While a
splendid response to army recruitment,
Is
reported with 3,000 stepping forward each day:
But a
month will be needed to meet Kitchener's needs.
So a
full-page advert takes centre stage calling out
For
100,000 men, between 19-30 years of age:
Meanwhile
across Belgium Boy scouts go to war.
by Jamie Mann
Anon.,
1914. Shell Explodes - Damage at Southsea. The Daily Telegraph, 11 Aug.
p.10. Available at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/1914/august/11022573/Daily-Telegraph-August-11-1914.html
[Accessed: 11th August 2014].
Mann, J.,
2014. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal
communication, 11 August 2014).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/1914/august/11022573/Daily-Telegraph-August-11-1914.html
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