And the devil took the high ground <br />And the Angels took the rest <br />The Angels stood and waited <br />Whilst the devil did his best <br /> <br />The devil he cleared the front rank <br />Thousands at a time <br />The Angels watched so silently <br />No reason, nor no rhyme <br /> <br />The devil was the sting, that day, <br /> when youth itself had died <br />And the Angels sat in grief, they say, <br />And all they did was cry.<br /><br />Adrian Wait<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-somme-and-every-other-bloody-battle/
