Axis & Allies - damowords

Nippon Noon
Sanguine waters surround the Solomons,
Sun of empire begins her long descent,
Humbl’d & hurt by these Americans,
Epitomised by one hardy sergeant;
The big, bald Al,
As rough as gruff could be,
Stuck on Guadalcanal from Hicksville, Tennessee.
Canto II
The course of the war, enacted upon the Atlantic
& three continents
He watch’d the vaulting perseids
Cause the foe’s vapouressence,
At times was forced to close his lids
To starbrite phosphorescence,
Struck by th’enchaunting leonids
& life’s impermanence
He remember’d what his Pa used to say,
“Son, life’s a loan, you’ll pay the debt one day.”
The Yankee seizes seas & skies
As the Imperatour
Lowers his eyes, slouches & sighs,
“The army may withdraw…”
Bows Tojo, “Yes, your majesty…” & scuttles thro the door.
Tokyo
December 31st
1942
Where thereʹs life thereʹs hope
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