Guns of Verdun

Guns of Verdun point to Metz
From the plated parapets;
Guns of Metz grin back again
O'er the fields of fair Lorraine.

Guns of Metz are long and grey,
Growling through a summer day;
Guns of Verdun, grey and long,
Boom an echo of their song.

Guns of Metz to Verdun roar,
"Sisters, you shall foot the score;"
Guns of Verdun say to Metz,
"Fear not, for we pay our debts."

Guns of Metz they grumble, "When?"
Guns of Verdun answer then,
"Sisters, when to guard Lorraine
Gunners lay you East again!"

Patrick R. Chalmers

Media: <html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">Guns of Verdun</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line"><span class="smallcaps">Guns</span> of Verdun point to Metz</p><p class="line">From the plated parapets;</p><p class="line">Guns of Metz grin back again</p><p class="line">O'er the fields of fair Lorraine.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Guns of Metz are long and grey,</p><p class="line">Growling through a summer day;</p><p class="line">Guns of Verdun, grey and long,</p><p class="line">Boom an echo of their song.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Guns of Metz to Verdun roar,</p><p class="line">"Sisters, you shall foot the score;"</p><p class="line">Guns of Verdun say to Metz,</p><p class="line">"Fear not, for we pay our debts."</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Guns of Metz they grumble, "When?"</p><p class="line">Guns of Verdun answer then,</p><p class="line">"Sisters, when to guard Lorraine</p><p class="line">Gunners lay you East again!"</p></div><p class="byline">Patrick R. Chalmers</p></body></html>