What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

— Only the monstrous anger of the guns.

Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle

Can patter out their hasty orisons…

– Wilfred Owen

  • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one
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    Here’s a free one to keep the shakes away:

    How Do I Love Thee? By Elizabeth Barrett Browning

    How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
    I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
    My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
    For the ends of being and ideal grace.
    I love thee to the level of every day’s
    Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
    I love thee freely, as men strive for right;
    I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
    I love with a passion put to use
    In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
    I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
    With my lost saints, I love thee with the breath,
    Smiles, tears, of all my life! and, if God choose,
    I shall but love thee better after death.

    Edit: Kind internet stranger pointed out to fix the formatting issue,

    • ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world
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      This is Markdown, like Reddit. There is an easy fix, and you don’t need bullets (though that did the job in a pinch, good thinking). Check it out:

      If you put two spaces after every line before the line break, they will display as separate lines.
      Without the spaces, the line breaks don’t matter and you end up with a big paragraph.
      I usually do four spaces just because, but two spaces should do the job.
      Try it.