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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

YOUTH BEFORE DUTY

by Norman Ball


For casting death as something swell,
an elder statesman serves quite well
As for their part, the young excel
at marching headlong into Hell.


Norman Ball is a Virginia-based musician and writer.