<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">When They Have Made an End</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">When they have made an end</p><p class="line">Of their importunate crying over you</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">"God speed," and "God defend,"</p><p class="line">And time is swift and there is nought to do</p><p class="line">But match with wilder hope our wild despair;</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">When there is quiet, bend</p><p class="line">Your lips to mine, and in the darkness there</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Wish me good courage, friend.</p></div><p class="byline">-- Gerald H. Crow.</p></body></html> · Great War