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Poem by Rudyard Kipling


«Epitaphs of the War». 1914-1918. 27. Convoy Escort


I was a shepherd to fools 
    Causelessly bold or afraid. 
They would not abide by my rules. 
    Yet they escaped.    For I stayed.



Rudyard Kipling


Rudyard Kipling's other poems:
  1. Before My Spring
  2. A Legend of Devonshire
  3. Rosicrucian Subtleties
  4. An Auto-da-fé
  5. A Ripple Song


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