You are the first poem in a book of Soldier Poets<\/p>\n
Your poem was written by a Major in the British Expeditionary Force in France during the First World War<\/p>\n
He is only known by his initials no more<\/p>\n
H.D\u2019A. B.<\/p>\n
Marthe of the lowered eyes<\/i><\/p>\n
This is how the poem opens<\/p>\n
I wonder who Marthe was<\/p>\n
Marthe of the pale pale face<\/i><\/p>\n
Other poems written by the poet are harsher and more reflective of war<\/p>\n
I particularly like Givenchy Field \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
But you stand alone soft in the shadows away from the fear and carnage of those dreadful years<\/p>\n
Caring for the fallen in your cloister-cell<\/p>\n
Marthe of the heart of gold<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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