 | War poems with some others |  |
15
November, 1939
Out of the vastness traversed by the waveWhich brings the messages of lips unseen
There came a call to Britain from the Queen,
Direct, inspiring, confident and brave.
If those clear accents, mightier than the pen
In world-wide range, that listening millions heard
Appealed to women, none the less her word
Enlisted all the chivalry of men.
We have a debt of honour to repay,
We shall not falter in the manly part,
We shall not fail to keep our scutcheon clean,
Whate'er the cost, however hard the way;
But we shall fight on with a greater heart,
Who bear her gage as champions of our Queen.
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