Poems (Kennedy)/Somewhere in France
"SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE"
AN English church: and a sad-eyed girl Kneels down as the days depart:"He is but one in that battling host, But, Lord, he's heart of my heart— Keep him for me!"
And "somewhere in France" a wooden cross With the Verdun guns in view,And the epitaph: "Ici repos Un soldat Anglais inconnu— Priez pour lui."
And the English girl and the wooden cross Keep watch 'neath the steadfast stars.Oh, does the Lord God rule the world, Or the scepter of red Mars That such things be?