From His Body Chalice

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From his body chalice

his soul was poured

into the sea

the sea of the Lord

 

(to John Gillespie Magee Jr)

 

 

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Footnote:

Whether one believes in just war or is a pacifist,

 the magnificence of the following poem gives

 chills... still. (written before Magee, a WW2 pilot, died at the age of

19 over Lincolnshire, England)

 https://www.postpoems.org/forum/open-for-various-styles/espresso-house-critiques/11028950

https://flyingforyourlife.com/

 

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