The Veteran - A poem by Dorothy Parker


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Dorothy Parker - The Veteran

When I was young and bold and strong,
Oh, right was right, and wrong was wrong!
My plume on high, my...

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Poet: Dorothy Parker Poem: 47. The Veteran Volume: Enough Rope Year: Published/Written in 1926 Comment 5 of 5, added on April 19th, 2011 at 6:51 PM. confusing i think that it is good, but i get confuse how to paraphrase it... so, please tell me about it husnul from Indonesia Comment 4 of 5, added on April 14th, 2011 at 11:11 PM. the veteran I think that this poem shows us the differences of being old and young... we have to be wise for our selves, aware our presents.... Jojo from United Kingdom Comment 3 of 5, added on January 1st, 2005 at 9:56 PM. I rewrote my resume today. The last item included was: MILITARY United States Marine Corps, Purple Heart It should have been first, but my experience since Vietnam (1969) has been too few people understand or appreciate the concepts duty, service, sacrifice and honor. Dotty Parker did. Rich Ferguson from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, The Veteran, has received 5 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Dorothy Parker Poem: 47. The Veteran Volume: Enough Rope Year: Published/Written in 1926 Last read: 2013-05-23 05:23:04 Viewed 7804 times. Added Feb 3 2004.

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