Tuesday 30 August 2011

Billet

BILLET

-verb tr., intr.
1. To lodge or to be quartered.
-noun
2. A civilian place (as a private home) where soldiers are lodged temporarily.
3. An official order directing someone to provide lodging for soldiers.
4. A short letter or a note.
5. A job appointment.
6. A chunk of wood, suitable for fuel.
7. A metal bar or ingot.



A billet
Just a few words
Scribbled on a small piece of blue cardboard
Cherished thereafter
Buried with her.

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