When all is over and you march for home,
The spoils of war are easily disposed of:
Standars, weapons of combat, helmets, drums
May decorate a starcaise or a study,
While lesser gleanings of the battlefield
Are sold anonymously for solid cash.
The spoils of love present a different case,
When all is over and you march for home:
That lock of hair, these letters and de portrait
May not be publicly displayed; nor sold;
Nor burned; nor returned (the heart being obstinate)
Yet never dare entrust them to a safe
For fear they burn a hole through two-foot stell.
The spoils of war are easily disposed of:
Standars, weapons of combat, helmets, drums
May decorate a starcaise or a study,
While lesser gleanings of the battlefield
Are sold anonymously for solid cash.
The spoils of love present a different case,
When all is over and you march for home:
That lock of hair, these letters and de portrait
May not be publicly displayed; nor sold;
Nor burned; nor returned (the heart being obstinate)
Yet never dare entrust them to a safe
For fear they burn a hole through two-foot stell.
Spoils
Robert Graves
Robert Graves
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