the 11th day
men laid to rest
weary arms
and mustard gas
a day of calm
of armistice
bringing peace
to the unrest
the 11th month
the war to end all wars
shook off oblivion
for man to endure
leaders converged
and forgave the score
for a future of brethren
echoed shore to shore
the 11th hour
treaties were signed
foxholes emptied
no more frontlines
the western front becomes
just a passing in time
a moment of remembrance
for the 21 million lives
at the 11th hour
on the 11th day
of the 11th month
forget this not
less we plan to repeat
where history failed
and men became meat
for machines of war to feed
r.matlack 