History & Politics
Ex-clerk
From The Years Between
History & Politics
Pity not! The Army gave
Freedom to a timid slave:
In which Freedom did he find
Strength of body, will, and mind:
By which strength he came to prove
Mirth, Companionship, and Love:
For which Love to Death he went:
In which Death he lies content.
Cite this poem
MLA
Kipling, Rudyard. “Ex-clerk.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/kipling/134/.
Chicago
Kipling, Rudyard. “Ex-clerk.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/kipling/134/.
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