The National Guardsman

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Title:     The National Guardsman
Author: Ambrose Bierce [More Titles by Bierce]

I'm a gorgeous golden hero
And my trade is taking life.
Hear the twittle-twittle-tweero
Of my sibillating fife
And the rub-a-dub-a-dum
Of my big bass drum!
I'm an escort strong and bold,
The Grand Army to protect.
My countenance is cold
And my attitude erect.
I'm a Californian Guard
And my banner flies aloft,
But the stones are O, so hard!
And my feet are O, so soft!

[The end]
Ambrose Bierce's poem: National Guardsman

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