Rudyard Kipling died a few years before the Second World War, though he lived long enough to write a poem, "The Storm Cone," warning of its coming.
What if he had lived long enough to write of Dunkirk or The Battle of Britain? Or the sinking of the Bismarck, Pearl Harbour, The Fall of Singapore or the Philippines, Rommel's suicide, Hitler's end or the Surrender of Japan? Or the 1939 incident of Polich horse-cavalry charging German armoiured ars with lances?
I want to see the poems he might have written. Here is a chance for an immortal epic!
By the way, Kipling disliked Winston Churchill after they had quarrelled over The Irish Question (he thought Churchill an appease of the republicans). Perhaps the war would have reconciled them.
I will edit this to give Honourable Mentions if I have enough points come judging time.
Please rember that Kipling was a poet of considerable subtly and versatility, and great powers of compression, conveying an atmosphere in a very few words.
What if he had lived long enough to write of Dunkirk or The Battle of Britain? Or the sinking of the Bismarck, Pearl Harbour, The Fall of Singapore or the Philippines, Rommel's suicide, Hitler's end or the Surrender of Japan? Or the 1939 incident of Polich horse-cavalry charging German armoiured ars with lances?
I want to see the poems he might have written. Here is a chance for an immortal epic!
By the way, Kipling disliked Winston Churchill after they had quarrelled over The Irish Question (he thought Churchill an appease of the republicans). Perhaps the war would have reconciled them.
I will edit this to give Honourable Mentions if I have enough points come judging time.
Please rember that Kipling was a poet of considerable subtly and versatility, and great powers of compression, conveying an atmosphere in a very few words.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 9, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300
- Final notes: The entries were of quite a high standard. It was a common fault to submit poems that were good in themselves but had nothing specially to do with Kipling's various distinctive styles. I would, as promised, have given more honourable mentions, certainly to "My Grandfather at Nagasaki," but something seems to prevent me doing this- possibly they can only by given for a certain minimum number of entries.
Contest Winners
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So `ere we are a`marching
On that road to Mandalay• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Kipling remembering listening to his Grandfathers preachings as a boy and wondering what he would have made of the dropping of the second bby ampidaxtrous 21 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 7 4:37 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [7]
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Deafening explosions and the thick smell of death,
and bullets flying thicker than rain.• Commented on by judge. -
Lowered into the cold and damp ground dead
I could not remember what that recruiting gentleman had said• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Wonderful
A wonderful concept for a contest, I will see what I can come up with. I hope you get tons of great entries.
Bunny
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ANOTHER WONDERFUL CONTEST!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Kevin, Thank you so much for the bronze trophy. It is an honor with the poems that were entered.This was such a wonderful contest. I so enjoyed the research. You take care, Sandy
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