R ifle A rifle old I have, one with a history, A Mauser Yugoslavian model 1924 it is, M anufactured for King, overtaken by Socialism, S ince the earlier 70’s have I had it, I n good shape save for an idiot’s cutting, T he forearm was severed and glued back, F unctional though ugly is this long arm, B lacken steel shinny with use, pitted too, D ark rich wood, stained and scarred, I n whose Armies did it serve, I wonder, C ombat did it see, grievous harm inflicted, T his I shall never know,... Sign in to see full entry.