Number of words: 95

The prime minister told the army

The general told his men,

The colonel briefed his officers,

And a major just asked “when”?.

The captains ordered Sergeants,

And the sergeants told the troops,

And the soldiers picked their weapons up,

Then jumped through all the hoops.

The prime ministers praised the army,

The general expressed his thanks,

The colonel awarded medals,

And the majors filled their ranks.

The captains thanked their Sergeants,

And said the men were brave.

The sergeants arranged the funerals,

And the soldiers lined the grave.

Excerpted from a poem by Clive Sanders