That's...very well done. -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 6/12/17, Stacey Harris <StaceyGHarris@gmail.com> wrote: Subject: [Glencook-fans] Soldiers Live--a villanelle To: "Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author" <glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Monday, June 12, 2017, 1:20 AM I long thought "Soldiers live.  And wonder why."  must be a quotation from a poem.  But apparently not.  I thought it should be. Soldiers live. And wonder why. Clatter and clash, the dice of fate.  Wake, o Brothers! Born to die.Dawn arises, the sacred lie. Twilight lands with awful weight. Soldiers live. And wonder why.Promise beckons in youthful eye. Wisdom comes with later date. Wake, o Brothers! Born to die.The call is heard—to answer, fly! Meet the need when need is great. Soldiers live. And wonder why.Duty’s done; but needs still lie Unfulfilled, the hour late. Wake, o Brothers! Born to die.Strike the camp, pass on by. Honor calls; we shall not wait. Soldiers live. And wonder why.  Wake, o Brothers! Born to die. Stacey_______________________________________________ glencook-fans mailing list glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glencook-fans