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And the countries called, Seductive heroism, And the young men came. And their mothers sang Songs of woe, Lieder von Leid. And the young men served. And the people wept, Tears a universal tongue, As the young men died.
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Sep 6, 2020
Sep 6, 2020 at 3:11 AM UTC
Haiku for a Sunday Morning #9
And the countries called, Seductive heroism, And the young men came. And their mothers sang Songs of woe, Lieder von Leid. And the young men served. And the people wept, Tears a universal tongue, As the young men died.
This poem was first used a few years ago at a Remembrance Sunday Service.
bill-adair
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M/Stirling, UK
Sep 6, 2020
Sep 6, 2020 at 3:11 AM UTC
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