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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SPRING IN BELLEAU WOOD, by EVELYN NORCROSS SHERRILL
First Line: When spring returns to belleau wood
Last Line: When spring returns to belleau wood.
Subject(s): Belleau Wood, France; Spring; World War I; First World War
First Line: When spring returns to belleau wood
Last Line: When spring returns to belleau wood.
Subject(s): Belleau Wood, France; Spring; World War I; First World War
When Spring returns to Belleau Wood,
It more than breaks the wintry spell;
Its green is worn for men who stood
In flaming earth they guarded well.
The Legends rusted cannon tell
When Spring returns to Belleau Wood,
Near oaks, war-torn with shrapnel shell,
Blend sacrifice and widowhood.
The little ferns are kind and good
To cover holes that once were hell
When Spring returns to Belleau Wood
Where haunting grief and stillness dwell.
The place belongs to those who fell,
Loving their country all they could;
Always I hear a tolling bell
When Spring returns to Belleau Wood.
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