War - Ww1 - The Bell Poem by Paul Warren

They rung the bell to give thanks
When there was a celebration

They wanted to show God
How happy they were with him

But this German town was forced
To give up their holy sacred bell

The Blockade has stopped Germany
Importing metal they would need

For armaments to supply their army
On the Western Front battlegrounds

And when their bell had been taken
It was melted down and lost forever

But in the end the Kaiser had lost the war
The villagers said it was because of the bell.

© Paul Warren Poetry