'Twas fighting for his Life he was－1
That sort accomplish well－
The Ordnance of Vitality
Is frugal of its Ball.
It aims once－kills once－conquers once－5
There is no second War
In that Campaign inscrutable
Of the Interior.
That sort accomplish well－
The Ordnance of Vitality
Is frugal of its Ball.
It aims once－kills once－conquers once－5
There is no second War
In that Campaign inscrutable
Of the Interior.
(F.1230/J.1188)
[1] his Life:: life of a seed.
[2] sort:: species.
[3] Vitality:: germinating power.
[4] Ball:: something round, a seed.
[5] aims:: directs itself upward. kills:: destroys the seed.
[7] inscrutable:: which seed will grow, and which will not.
[8] Interior:: a war inside the seed.