The Old Soldier | Teen Ink

The Old Soldier

February 9, 2022
By hyacinth-girl GOLD, Marlborough, Massachusetts
hyacinth-girl GOLD, Marlborough, Massachusetts
15 articles 13 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
‘My candle burns at both ends;<br /> It will not last the night;<br /> But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—<br /> It gives a lovely light!’<br /> -Edna St. Vincent Millay


In Sussex there lived an old codger,

That served in the war, a proud sodger,

Who, when in the bar,

Never drank from his jar,

And the people all called him "draft dodger!"



Similar Articles

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 1 comment.


Afra ELITE said...
on Feb. 22 2022 at 1:56 am
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
103 articles 7 photos 1824 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

Nice Limerick!!! I like it...💛💛💛
When I read the topic, I expected something else but this was way, way better than what I expected...