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I assume that's a translation of an English poem; it would be nice if whoever knows the original could post it or link to it.

Makeshifts last the longest.

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by robharper (Pilgrim) on Jan 27, 2005 at 21:13 UTC
    This was The Charge of the Light Brigade, which commemorates one of Britain's great military blunders, this one involving a company of horse charging into an artillery storm for no good reason. Fine journalistic poetry, though.

      Oh duh, it says so right in the post. Thanks.

      Makeshifts last the longest.