- Seven--six--eleven--five--nine-an'-twenty mile to-day -- Four--eleven--seventeen--thirty-two the day before -- (Boots--boots--boots--boots--movin' up an' down again!)
- (Boots—boots—boots—boots—movin' up an' down again!) There's no discharge in the war! Count—count—count—count—the bullets in the bandoliers.
- The page contains the full text of Boots. The poem is written by Rudyard Kipling.
- A short and powerful poem by Rudyard Kipling about the power of boots and the courage of soldiers. Read the full poem to learn more.
- Apart from its serious aspect of how it was for the troops, this poem has to be appreciated for its marvellous rhythm. Boots appeared in Rudyard’s collection,The...
- This poem is a powerful example of how rhythm and repetition can be used to convey a particular mood or experience. Here’s an excerpt from Kipling’s “Boots”
- Boots poem is from Rudyard Kipling poems. Boots poem summary, analysis and comments.
- Seven--six--eleven--five--nine-an'-twenty mile to-day -- Four--eleven--seventeen--thirty-two the day before -- (Boots--boots--boots--boots--movin' up an' down again!)
- 117. Boots: Rudyard Kipling. Apparently, this was a song. The site Old Poetry has this to say about it ... Let the Poems Come to You!
- (Boots boots boots boots movin’ up an’ down again); Men men men men men go mad with watchin’ em, An’ there’s no discharge in the war! ... Recent poems