Fields of bitter fruit: The true toll of wartime crisis and stress
24 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
6 minutes to read
Anzac soldiers marching to the front in France during the First World War. Photo / Getty Images
Anzac soldiers marching to the front in France during the First World War. Photo / Getty Images
By: Christopher Pugsley
Broken or whole, can still be reticent;
They do not wear that face we are discerning
As in a mirror momentarily lent,
A glitter that might be pride, an ashy glow
That could be pity, if the shapes would show.
– Allen Curnow, Attitudes for a New Zealand Poet II