Dear Stephen,
I'm not sure exactly what you are after, but here is something to start
with.
The poem of five verses was collected in 'Songs from Books' which has not
yet been covered in detail in the New Readers' Guide (NRG) on the Society
website.
The first and last verses came from the heading to Chapter VIII in Kim but
with changes - see Sharad Keskar's notes to this Chapter in the NRG.
There are about a dozen references to The Two-Sided Man (with a hyphen) in
past Kipling Journal which can be found by searching them through the
web-site.
Text from 'Songs from Books' given below. Hope this helps.
Yours, Roger Ayers
THE TWO-SIDED MAN
MUCH I owe to the Land that grew—
More to the Life that fed—
But most to Allah Who gave me two
Separate sides to my head.
Much I reflect on the Good and the True
In the Faiths beneath the sun,
But most upon Allah Who gave me two
Sides to my head, not one.
Wesley's following, Calvin's flock,
White or yellow or bronze,
Shaman, Ju-ju or Angekok,
Minister, Mukamuk, Bonze—
Here is a health, my brothers, to you,
However your prayers are said,
And praised be Allah Who gave me two
Separate sides to my head!
I would go without shirt or shoe,
Friend, tobacco or bread,
Sooner than lose for a minute the two
Separate sides of my head!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven A. Walker" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:53 PM
Subject: The Two-Sided Man
I am lookin for information about this poem which was enlarged from the
original which appeared in " Kim ".
Steven A. Walker
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