NP - World Press Photo Contest Portrait 1st Prize

[kelber at mindspring.com]

This calls to mind an anti-war rhyme, of unknown authorship, dating from WWI[from The Wobblies, by Patrick Renshaw]:

I love my flag, I do, I do,
which floats along the breeze.
I also love my arms and legs and
neck and nose and knees.
One little shell might spoil them all
or give them such a twist,
they would be of no use to me.
I guess I won't enlist.

I love my country, yes I do,
I hope her folks do well.
Without their arms and legs and things,
I think they'd look like hell.
Young men with faces half shot off
are unfit to be kissed.
I've read in books, it spoils their looks.
I guess I won't enlist.

-----Original Message-----
>From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>Sent: Feb 13, 2007 11:14 AM
>To: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: NP - World Press Photo Contest Portrait 1st Prize
>
>This is scary because it's real.
>
>http://www.worldpressphoto.com/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=875&Itemid=146&bandwidth=high