U. A. L.
From Bert Leston Taylor's column, "A Line o' Type or Two,"
in The Chicago Tribune
Bosun's whistle piping, "Starboard watch is on"
Sleepy army officer, waked at crack o' dawn;
In the forward crow's nest, watchin' out for subs;
If they show a peeper, shoot the bloomin' tubs.
Ocean black and shiny, silly little moon;
Transports fore and aft of us--daylight comin' soon;
Sleeping troopers sprawling on the deck below;
Something in the water makes the spindrift glow.
In the forward crow's nest--ah! the day is here!
Transports and destroyers looming far and near.
Ours the great adventure--gone is old romance
Wake, ye new Crusaders! Look!--the shores of France!
