#owen-ww1-contemplation
Who may not talk must fight,
engage the diplomacy of guns,
though having supped the devils' ***
we look on our works and despair.
Ideas have become principles
and our givens must be taken.
Vile words replace understanding
or mitigate our unfound trust.
Perhaps one should contemplate
or denounce our loss of grace
displacing belicose thoughts.
Dec 9, 2015
Dec 9, 2015 at 2:13 PM UTC