A living man whose larger moiety
Was dead and buried on the battle-field --
A grisly trunk, without or arms or legs,
And with hoof-cuts over cheek and brow,
Lay in his wicker-cradle, smiling.
Was dead and buried on the battle-field --
A grisly trunk, without or arms or legs,
And with hoof-cuts over cheek and brow,
Lay in his wicker-cradle, smiling.
Sidney Lanier
