THE LILY

THE LILY

The lily sadly drooped her head;“My France is bowed in grief!” she said.“Must I live on to satisfyThe conquering Teuton’s lustful eye?Lord, let me wither!Let me die!”The lily proudly raised her head;“My France is free once more!” she said.“Free from dark and blood-smirched gloom!The ruthless Hun has met his doom.Lord, let me gladden!Let me bloom!”Howard J. Green, Corp., Inf.

The lily sadly drooped her head;“My France is bowed in grief!” she said.“Must I live on to satisfyThe conquering Teuton’s lustful eye?Lord, let me wither!Let me die!”The lily proudly raised her head;“My France is free once more!” she said.“Free from dark and blood-smirched gloom!The ruthless Hun has met his doom.Lord, let me gladden!Let me bloom!”Howard J. Green, Corp., Inf.

The lily sadly drooped her head;“My France is bowed in grief!” she said.“Must I live on to satisfyThe conquering Teuton’s lustful eye?Lord, let me wither!Let me die!”

The lily sadly drooped her head;

“My France is bowed in grief!” she said.

“Must I live on to satisfy

The conquering Teuton’s lustful eye?

Lord, let me wither!

Let me die!”

The lily proudly raised her head;“My France is free once more!” she said.“Free from dark and blood-smirched gloom!The ruthless Hun has met his doom.Lord, let me gladden!Let me bloom!”Howard J. Green, Corp., Inf.

The lily proudly raised her head;

“My France is free once more!” she said.

“Free from dark and blood-smirched gloom!

The ruthless Hun has met his doom.

Lord, let me gladden!

Let me bloom!”

Howard J. Green, Corp., Inf.


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