While standing by your grave
I read the words etched in stone.
"Killed In Action in the July Drive,
But You Did Not Die Alone!
When the orders were given
For you to go over the top.
How sad you must have felt
To watch your comrades drop!
When the bullets pierced your skin
And before taking your last breath,
Did you have a chance to pray
Before your rendevouz with death?
Oh, dear soldier, loyal and brave
Are you now at peace?
Do you have a restless soul
That will rest when all wars have
ceased?
By: Yvonne Legge
