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William David Burroughs

West Point, 1955

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Dick Fontaine on March 22, 1999:

I sang in the Choir with Dave for four
years and was in the backfield with him during

painful game against the Goats. Yet, he was
so modest that I was surprised when he was
selected for Regimental Commander. Our paths
crossed again a few months ago on the usma1955
net. As an ameteur poet, I was overwhelmed by
Dave's POW poem, "Moonshine," in which he says
"In the darkest of times, I peep through
a slit...For me a peep through a slit will
do;" ever the saintly, modest Dave.

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