87806: Song at Morning

<p dir="ltr">Draft in pencil in Ivor Gurney's hand. Published as 'Song at Morning' (Severn & Somme, 1917). From a red notebook inscribed 'Pte Gurney / 2/5 Gloucesters', used by Gurney, principally at Rouen, during May-June 1917 and containing various notes and drafts of poems.</p><p>Drafts in pencil in Ivor Gurney's hand. The draft on the left hand page is a continuation of 'Song at Morning'. On the right hand side is visible the top of the following page, containing a draft of a poem later titled 'Peace'. From a red notebook inscribed 'Pte Gurney / 2/5 Gloucesters', used by Gurney, principally at Rouen, during May-June 1917 and containing various notes and drafts of poems.</p>