In a wood they call the Rouge Bouquet, There is a new-made grave today, Built by never a spade nor pick, Yet covered with earth ten meteres thick. There lie many fighting men. Dead in their youthful prime Never to laugh nor love again Nor taste the Summertime.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A somber description of a mass grave for young soldiers, highlighting the loss of their potential and future.
- In plain terms
- Soldiers are buried under thick earth in a new grave never getting to live their lives.
- What can you take from it?
- Remember the cost of war by honoring the lost potential of young lives.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do we lose in war?
- How do we remember the fallen?
Another view
It focuses on the tragedy of death rather than the context of the conflict.
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