*The Debt Unpayable*
What have I given, Bold sailor on the sea? In earth or heaven, That you should die for me?
What can I give, O soldier, leal and brave, Long as I live, To pay the life you gave?
What tithe or part Can I return to thee, O stricken heart, That thou shouldst break for me?
The wind of Death For you has slain lifes flowers, It withereth (God grant) all weeds in ours.
F.W. Bourdillon
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