New Dawn At Dusk
Rigor mortis shivered in frozen soil
Four trumpeters bid a farewell to arms
The flag was draped around the coffin
Speeches salutes medals on uniforms
The pastor clicked his heels in reverence
No one argued any longer in the end
‘One day you will know that I’m right’
The general had not known any different
Stalingrad had left its blazing mark
On the time sheet of history and defeat
An overcast day for the end of a journey
Duty obedience and glory faded away
No arguments today for once and for all
Pall-bearers found their harsh marching stride
Past marble gravestones covered in ivy
A survivor of grenades and tank chains
When the Swastika had swept foreign lands
And young men sacrificed youthful blood
‘How dare you disagree I’ve given it all’
He had led soldiers into premature death
Gave orders and followed a hallowed script
Not of the bible but the Fuhrer’s Mein Kampf
The battle was over as opposition surrendered
‘I have seen it all before and thereafter’
Not a soul in the congregation disagreed
As earthworms waited to feed on the feast
Poppies would soon take over a small patch
Of Lebensraum and tranquil righteousness
Chapter and verse brushed over differences
And his son wept a lonely compliant tear
16th July 2019
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