"A Poem" by Emma Wright Brown
A soldier lay dying on the battlefield:
He had been shot by a German soldier,
A Red Cross nurse by him kneeled,
To see what was the matter.
He is dying” she said. “Oh , what shall I do,
“He will die if he stays here much longer”
A moment more she thought she knew
The poor dying soldier.
Again she looked into his face;
So peaceful and calm he lay.
She asked the Lord to give her grace
To save him another day.
She did not recognize him to be
Her only beloved brother
Who had been stolen away so long ago
From his poor old darling mother.
At once she noticed a scar on his leg
That was made during his childhood:
She knew now he must be her brother
So calm and peaceful and good.
The rain now began to fall
While mournings filled the air
Then he gave up!
And his last words were
Tell Mother I’ll be there.”
