He wrote a poem recounting how he was struck by the beauty of a Burmese girl while sitting by a pagoda in Moulmein.
One of his poems notes that a male bear might turn back if a peasant shouts at him, but a female bear will simply "rend the peasant tooth and nail." He wrote a poem beginning "The ships destroy us above and ensnare us beneath" for a booklet about naval warfare which contained six essays, each prefaced by a poem, some of which were set to music by Elgar as The Fringes of the Fleet. He wrote a poem recounting how he was struck by the beauty of a Burmese girl while sitting by a pagoda in Moulmein. This author of "Mandalay" wrote a ballad framed as a conversation between Colour-Sergeant and Files-on-Parade. He also wrote a poem whose first four stanzas end with the refrain "Lest we forget Â– lest we forget!" That poem, which was written for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, is called "Recessional." For 10 points, name this poet of "Gunga Din" and "If."
One of his poems notes that a male bear might turn back if a peasant shouts at him, but a female bear will simply "rend the peasant tooth and nail."
Rudyard Kipling