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Famous Commando Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Commando poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous commando poems. These examples illustrate what a famous commando poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Only two African kopjes,
 Only the dust of their wheels,
Only a bolted commando,
 Only our guns at their heels . . .
Only a little barb-wire,
 Only a natural fort,
Only "by sections retire,"
 Only "regret to report! "

 Then mock not the .African kopje,
 Especially when it is twins,
 One sharp and one table-topped kopje
 For that's where the trouble begins.
 You never can be, etc.


Only two African kopjes
 Baited the same as b...Read more of this...
by Kipling, Rudyard



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