After “killing time” a thousand times br The poet laureate shall visit soldiers br Wearing a war arsenal shall he look br Morale and repeat Kipling’s “If” if he br br Shall the ugliness be transfused more br When not the coincidences in “beautiful her” br With a night vision he shall see the war br As from a gunship the homeless run br br Shall not to the poet happen into the doom br The celebrity on the high tide of air in blades br Some new arrows in display this time br His favorite pieces the one “sherry” naught forget br br The poet laureate shall chronicle “Homeric odysseys” br Bravery of dead soldiers few tears on way back br He had seen him dying in front he shall tell br To the love of the soldier with poetic fervor br br What price is yours for writing my miseries br When you shall recite to the world my wounds br With mock sadness holding your breath br With high colors you shall display the laurels br br (On news item that poet Simon Armitage has been engaged by BBC to visit Afghanistan) br br 2752009 br P S: Simon Armitage is a contemporary British writer of verse and prose. He is author of a number of books and is a literary figure.