“HE LOOKED UPON THE CLOVE WHEN IT WAS RED”

Serial Waves, 14 September 1940, Page 9

“HE LOOKED UPON THE CLOVE WHEN IT WAS RED”

Here’s a carnation or red ? You pays your money and you takes your choice— .7. 77 ; "7 I think “twas white the intellectual ” section said, 7’7 7‘ 77 7’’.,“' • The while the medicals, with single eye (and voice) . . "" .7. 77. ■' ■ Saw red ! 7 '■ '' .. 7’7-..''

Bolts, bars, vipers, toads, Ship’ Police, George Rhodes. The power of an elephant, The temper of a dove— Though looks belie, That gentle eye i J. Is redolent of love. * * * There are W Os and W Os— You endure them for better or worse But a soldier soon knows if his W Os Are the kind he should follow or curse ; And if you want an R S M you’ll find the choice is wide But by all the powers, you cannot take ours—“ Sweet William ” —the flow’r of our pride. * * * When the blood of the fighting. McDonalds Boils up like a cauldron of stew, When the “ lily in bloom ” of the Orderly Room ' Sallies forth at the head of his crew, When the Mth marches to battle, What a glorious day it will be— For to our Henry Hall it’s no trouble at all And that “ mo ” — will bring victory. * * *

The Forestry - kidnapped, and kept as a boarder ■ A certain young thing from the twenty fourth Auck The question that rises is, ‘ can they afforder ? ’ — If not, then back homewards she’ll soon have to walk. * * * Do not dilly dally, darling, Do not linger in the hills For I see strange flowers near us, And I think they're Daffy Dill’s ; Do not trust their flaunting fragrance Do not trust their modest air For I fear, my darling daughter, They’re more tough than they appear. * ’ * ' I *>; \ When you are regarding Major Mantell-Harding Just remember if you please ‘ That even on the seven seas That voice of his stays low and calm : He does not wish you any harm He softly whistles several bars, He gazes gently at the stars Then, smoothly and caressingly, He murmurs “ Seven days C B.”