War

wôr

noun – a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.
verb – engage in a war.

men will not deny

men will not deny 
the commands of a noble 
personality

my absurd conceit 
is to lead men of courage 
greater than my own

we stretched out our hands 
and in our eyes were all the 
words we could not speak

we never forgot 
the kindness of englishmen 
on dunkirk sidings

general headquarters 
lies too far in the rear to 
smell the abattoir

heroes are heroes 
because they dependably 
behave like heroes

this queer sibilance 
this dread swarming menace of 
iron on the wing

these laughing heroes 
who know not the awful price 
of their victory

our hopeful souls went
marching to the fields of fate
in the slanting rain

duty and honor 
must be the founding pillars 
of every army