[SAMWolf]

Every Man Should Have A Rifle



So I sit and write and ponder, while the house is deaf and dumb,
Seeing visions "over yonder" of the war I know must come.
In the corner – not a vision – but a sign for coming days
Stand a box of ammunition and a rifle in green baize.
And in this, the living present, let the word go through the land,
Every tradesman, clerk and peasant should have these two things at hand.

No – no ranting song is needed, and no meeting, flag or fuss –
In the future, still unheeded, shall the spirit come to us!
Without feathers, drum or riot on the day that is to be,
We shall march down, very quiet, to our stations by the sea.
While the bitter parties stifle every voice that warns of war,
Every man should own a rifle and have cartridges in store!

Henry Lawson

[Soaring Feather]

Every Man Should Have A Rifle
Henry Lawson



When I was I kid I used to shoot my brother's rifles.
They went to war.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Mine looks like this.




Browning A-Bolt, 270 cal and composite stock. Leupold 3X10 50mm Obj Gold Ring Scope.

[snippy_about_it]

As far as your tagline goes... I didn't do it.

I like the poem today and it's good advice, imo.