The German Soldier Death Card Poem by Paul Warren

The shot and shell falls down
And the soldiers hugs the ground
They call to one another clear
Are you safe now the battle's near

But one lies on his back quite still
A bullet has struck and it kills
He takes his last breath and sigh
A German soldier for the Fuhrer dies

At home parents hear their dreaded story
Their son has died where is the glory
The Nazi state sends out a card
To temper their grief is so hard

Written on the card is a Christian cross
With the Nazi swastika in the centre embossed
And a prayer to the Lord is written
The family has made a sacrifice so smitten

I wonder how could they use a cross and a prayer
When they murdered millions without a care
For a Nazi organization in the Second World War
And ask God for guidance, love and more.

© Paul Warren Poetry