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POET'S CORNER - I am writing Ijttiis ;• shqyt y ^ And every ^^qrd Is./.true, *, . / • ’/ Don’t 'look’aW^y draft dodger,* v; / for tis addressed to you. You feel at ease and in no danger, " Back in the old home town,- ;■ You cooked up some good story, .So the draft board turned you dov/n. You never think of ^real men, V/ho leave there day by'^'dayV ' You just bhihk of the girl friends You’ll get'while they’re away* You sit at home and read the paper; Juuip up a^nd yell ”V/e!ll win I ”, /. Just where do you. get that ”we»» stuff? The war will be won by men. Just what do you think, draft, dodger,, That this free nation would'do, - If all the men ’were dodgers, , / ^ i^nd afraid to fight like you ? Well, I guess.^that’s' all, Mr.Slacker, For .I suppose, your face is red., • ^ i\merica’s no plao^. for your kind, /.hd I mean every word I said. ' ^ c^Ojin closing this letter,draft dodger, .rUst remember what I say, Keep away from.]my girl, you bum, ; ■ *For I’m coming back some day ! You canH' kiss a girl' unexpectedly the near est . you can come to . it is,to kiss her soo nei*'than ^he thought you would It takes face powder ■ ;to get-a man * baking, ■ powder to hold him I , good woman inspires , a man,’: a- brilliant - wo man;, interests him, a .beautiful woman faci- nates him....the sym- „ .pathetic woman gets him.••f***.***•••••••' A ' pessimist is one wiao thinks all women are. imiiioral, and an optimist is one who merely hopes so. If every boy in the United , ^tates could read' everyvgiris, riind the c ons umpt i on of ; gasolene would drop off flfty percent.... T . ttV. ^ ON A SOUTHVYSST; PACIFIC. JSlAm ■ ' . : :' ' On this southwest^-Pacific island,/where the sun .vis like a curse, each l.dr^ day.'is followed by teotKh9,,r.:even w . >'fj,ei"e the .cb.ra'1 dust blows thicker than the’shiftingvd'es'ertsand; /♦ad' all that .men.^jdream and wish for, is their dear home and land. On this Solithivest Pacific Island, where a woman is never seen, v’^iore the sky is always cloudy, and the grass is alvJays green,' vv.'^.ere your sleep is made more hideous by the Flying |foxes yell, v/’iere there..isn’t-finy is/hiskey and the beer is hot as hell. Oil this ’so'uthwest-.Pacific Island,where the night is made 'for.love V/hore tne-moon is liice a searchlight and the Southerns.Cross above, Sparkles like a new .’cut diamond in a balmy tropic night, Whst a shameful waste of beauty when there’s not a girl in sight. On this Southwest Paq if ic Island, where the mail is always, late, And a Chrisi^tmas card dh April is considered up to date //here wo seldom' have a pay day, and never have a cent But never miss the money, cause v^e’d never get it spent. ;■ ^ ' On this Southwest' Pacific Island, where the ants and lizai^ds^ play, And a thousand fresh Mosquitos replace each one you-slay So take us back to USA, and there just let us dwell for this God forsaken outpost is a substitute for Hell- . Contributed by Pfc. James Allen. ■ : V^e care not what her looks may be Or if she’,^ good-at swimmin’ But please ’ole.freh be good to us And quickly s'end us wimmin ’ If Mary wants her little lamb To stay as:white as’snow She’d better keep her. lamb av;ay From thQ wolves at the U.S.0
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