Lawrence Hall
Dispatches for the Colonial Office
LogoSophia Magazine – A Pilgrim's Journal of Life, Literature and Love
Combat Patrol on the Borders of the Empire
There were nasty people in the army; but…[e]very few days one seemed to meet a scholar, an original, a poet, a cheery buffoon, a raconteur, or at least a man of good will.
-C. S. Lewis, “Guns and Good Company,” Surprised by Joy
Muffle-armored like Heinlein’s starship troopers
What attributes of civilization
Can the soldiers of our armies carry
Carefully tucked into their pockets and packs:
Paperback poets, math reviews, Miss January
Letters from home, a Rosary, a Testament
A naughty little short-timer calendar
A creased photograph of someone special
What do young soldiers carry with them
When they are ordered to suppress
Their fellow Americans
