GrenadesCassidy Caddy

M24 “Potato Masher” or “Stick Grenade”

Mk II “Pineapple”

M18“Smoke Flare”

XM47/E1/E2/E3“Rubber Ball”

“In Times of Peace”By John Agard

That finger – index to be exact –so used to a trigger’s warmthhow will it begin to deal with skinthat threatens only to embrace?

Those feet, so at home in heavy bootsand stepping over bodies – how will they cope with a bubble bathwhen foam is all there is for ambush?

And what of hearts in times of peace? Will war-worn hearts grow sluggishlike Valentine roses wiltingwithout the adrenalin of a bullet’s blood-rush?

When the dust of peace has settled on a nation,

how will human arms handle the death of weapons?

And what of ears, are ears so tuned to sirensthat the closing of wings causes a tremor?

As for eyes, are eyes ready for the soft danceof a butterfly’s bootless invasion?

Works Cited

http://www.ittaleem.com/archive/index.php/t-26434.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_hand_grenades#XM47.2FE1.2FE2.2FE3

http://tri.army.mil/lc/CS/csa/aaarmsys.htm www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/

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