The Song Of Generations

As you march along in the infantry

Singing the songs taught to thee

By generations long gone by

As you march along to die


They too had their time to march and sing

The bell of mourning for many did ring

Few came back to tell their story

And carry on the songs in memory


They are old or gone along with their war

Yet new generations come and kill once more

The songs are revived and many shall die

As the young widows join the bells and cry


Jana Drake
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