Bayonet Charge Poem Text

by Ted Hughes

Bayonet Charge Poem Text

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Bayonet Charge (Excerpt)

Suddenly he awoke and was running – raw
In raw-seamed hot khaki, his sweat heavy,
Stumbling across a field of clods towards a green hedge
That dazzled with rifle fire, hearing
Bullets smacking the belly out of the air –

- Ted Hughes

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